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B3232 crash in North Devon on 4 September 1995 at 11:25 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Peugeot 305 were involved in a crash on the B3232 in North Devon at 11:25 on Monday 4 September 1995. The 21-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo, a 45-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 305 and a 14-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 305 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Sep 1995
Monday, 11:25
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Peugeot 305
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.07138, longitude -4.08671, in the EX31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barnstaple.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199550C211129
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3232
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, 86 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 September 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 305

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 305)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 305)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199550C211129 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 1995.