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Unclassified road crash in Teignbridge TQ12 on 4 September 1997 at 12:30 involving a Toyota Corolla

Five vehicles, including a Toyota Corolla and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Teignbridge at 12:30 on Thursday 4 September 1997. The 75-year-old male driver of the Toyota Corolla and a 45-year-old female passenger in the Toyota Corolla were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Sep 1997
Thursday, 12:30
Vehicles
5
Toyota Corolla and 4 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.54327, longitude -3.59825, in the TQ12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Kingsteignton.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199750F411946
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 November 1998.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,331 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Mercedes 300

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    2,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 5: Mitsubishi Space Wagon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Corolla)

    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 199750F411946 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 1997.