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B3183 crash in Exeter on 1 February 1994 at 12:05 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and an Opel Manta were involved in a crash on the B3183 in Exeter at 12:05 on Tuesday 1 February 1994. A 78-year-old male passenger in the Volkswagen Polo and the 73-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Feb 1994
Tuesday, 12:05
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Opel Manta
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72483, longitude -3.5255, in the EX1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199450D210346
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3183
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 November 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Opel Manta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

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 199450D210346 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 1994.