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Serious C road crash in Mid Devon EX16 on 28 August 1992 at 19:30 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort hit three pedestrians on a C road in Mid Devon at 19:30 on Friday 28 August 1992. An 8-year-old male pedestrian, a 59-year-old male pedestrian and a 6-year-old female pedestrian were seriously 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 Aug 1992
Friday, 19:30
Vehicles
1
Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.90947, longitude -3.43225, in the EX16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199250D411408
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
C
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 October 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 8, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 59, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 6, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

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 199250D411408 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Devon road accident statistics for 1992.