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Serious A3079 crash in West Devon on 22 April 1992 at 18:25 involving a Bedford van

A Bedford van, a Ford Orion and a Volvo van were involved in a crash on the A3079 in West Devon at 18:25 on Wednesday 22 April 1992. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three 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
22 Apr 1992
Wednesday, 18:25
Vehicles
3
Bedford and 2 others
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72795, longitude -4.07991, in the EX20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199250C510336
Council area
West Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3079
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
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 June 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,817 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 2, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo)

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 199250C510336 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 1992.