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A30 crash in Cornwall on 12 September 1997 at 13:25 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and a Peugeot 306 were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 13:25 on Friday 12 September 1997. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Sep 1997
Friday, 13:25
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Peugeot 306
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.459, longitude -4.69086, in the PL30 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199750B313410
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
38

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 11 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 306)

    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 199750B313410 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 1997.