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B3144 crash in Torbay on 22 December 1996 at 13:50 involving a Renault 11

A Renault 11 and a Mitsubishi Galant were involved in a crash on the B3144 in Torbay at 13:50 on Sunday 22 December 1996. A 70-year-old female passenger in the Renault 11 and an 8-year-old male passenger in the Renault 11 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 1996
Sunday, 13:50
Vehicles
2
Renault 11 and Mitsubishi Galant
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.47325, longitude -3.5071, in the TQ1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Torquay.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199650F312700
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3144
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 December 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 11

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Galant

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 11)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 11)

    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 199650F312700 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torbay road accident statistics for 1996.