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B3181 crash in Exeter on 25 November 1996 at 09:29 involving a Porsche 924

A Porsche 924 and a Vauxhall Midi van were involved in a crash on the B3181 in Exeter at 09:29 on Monday 25 November 1996. The 53-year-old male driver of the Porsche 924 and the 29-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Midi van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Nov 1996
Monday, 09:29
Vehicles
2
Porsche 924 and Vauxhall Midi
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73079, longitude -3.48205, 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
199650D213658
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3181
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 December 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Porsche 924

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Midi

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,380 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Porsche 924)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Midi)

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 199650D213658 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 1996.