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B3181 crash in Exeter on 25 November 1997 at 07:58 involving a Mitsubishi Colt

A Mitsubishi Colt and a Honda NS125R motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B3181 in Exeter at 07:58 on Tuesday 25 November 1997. A 68-year-old female passenger in the Mitsubishi Colt was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Nov 1997
Tuesday, 07:58
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi Colt and Honda NS125R
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72183, longitude -3.47936, in the EX2 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
199750D214393
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
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
3183

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Colt

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda NS125R

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Colt)

    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 199750D214393 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 1997.