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A385 crash in the South Hams on 8 May 1993 at 15:18 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A385 in the South Hams at 15:18 on Saturday 8 May 1993. The 43-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort was slightly injured.

It happened, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 May 1993
Saturday, 15:18
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.43384, longitude -3.66074, in the TQ9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199350F511018
Council area
South Hams
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
385

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 May 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

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 199350F511018 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 1993.