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Serious unclassified road crash in West Devon PL20 on 4 December 1993 at 10:45 involving an Austin Montego

An Austin Montego and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Devon at 10:45 on Saturday 4 December 1993. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Dec 1993
Saturday, 10:45
Vehicles
2
Austin Montego and Ford Transit
Casualties
6
1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.46886, longitude -4.18126, in the PL20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199350E613495
Council area
West Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 135 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 September 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 87, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 85, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 81, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 199350E613495 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 1993.