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Serious C road crash in Teignbridge TQ12 on 12 October 1995 at 08:00 involving a Freight Rover Sherpa minibus

A Freight Rover Sherpa minibus hit a pedestrian on a C road in Teignbridge at 08:00 on Thursday 12 October 1995. A 37-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Oct 1995
Thursday, 08:00
Vehicles
1
Freight Rover Sherpa
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.50017, longitude -3.58607, in the TQ12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingskerswell.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199550F411986
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 July 1995.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Freight Rover Sherpa

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, hit by vehicle 1 (Freight Rover Sherpa)

    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 199550F411986 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 1995.