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B3210 crash in the South Hams on 5 November 1997 at 07:45 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Rover Maestro were involved in a crash on the B3210 in the South Hams at 07:45 on Wednesday 5 November 1997. The 51-year-old male driver of the Rover Maestro was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Nov 1997
Wednesday, 07:45
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Rover Maestro
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.42265, longitude -3.77297, in the TQ9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199750F512468
Council area
South Hams
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3210
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 April 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Maestro)

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 199750F512468 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 1997.