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B3274 crash in Cornwall on 30 December 1996 at 13:40 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

A DAF Trucks lorry and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the B3274 in Cornwall at 13:40 on Monday 30 December 1996. A 6-year-old female passenger in the Austin Montego was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Dec 1996
Monday, 13:40
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks and Austin Montego
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.36471, longitude -4.80224, in the PL26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199650B414504
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3274
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 180 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 June 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    8,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199650B414504 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 1996.