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Serious B3227 crash in North Devon on 28 July 1992 at 17:05 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra crashed on the B3227 in North Devon at 17:05 on Tuesday 28 July 1992. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Jul 1992
Tuesday, 17:05
Vehicles
1
Ford Sierra
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.00421, longitude -3.96681, in the EX37 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199250C240645
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3227
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 February 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 199250C240645 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 1992.