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Unclassified road crash in Torbay TQ2 on 27 December 1997 at 11:50 involving a Colt Hatchback

A Colt Hatchback hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Torbay at 11:50 on Saturday 27 December 1997. A 23-year-old female pedestrian and a 75-year-old female pedestrian were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Dec 1997
Saturday, 11:50
Vehicles
1
Colt Hatchback
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.48788, longitude -3.55761, in the TQ2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199750F312949
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Colt Hatchback

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,410 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Colt Hatchback)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, hit by vehicle 1 (Colt Hatchback)

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 199750F312949 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 1997.