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A30 crash in West Devon on 2 November 1996 at 10:48 involving an Opel Kadett

An Opel Kadett crashed on the A30 in West Devon at 10:48 on Saturday 2 November 1996. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Nov 1996
Saturday, 10:48
Vehicles
1
Opel Kadett
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.68303, longitude -4.19967, in the EX20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199650C533403
Council area
West Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 December 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Opel Kadett

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,281 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Kadett)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Kadett)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Kadett)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Kadett)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Kadett)

    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 199650C533403 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 1996.