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M5 crash in Mid Devon on 20 August 1999 at 17:50 involving a Renault Laguna

A car, a Renault Laguna and a Peugeot 309 were involved in a crash on the M5 in Mid Devon at 17:50 on Friday 20 August 1999. The 36-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 309 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Aug 1999
Friday, 17:50
Vehicles
3
Renault Laguna and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.94827, longitude -3.27675, in the TA21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199950D425017
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 September 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 309)

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 199950D425017 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Devon road accident statistics for 1999.