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A30 crash in Cornwall on 12 April 2000 at 15:40 involving a Citroen BX

A Citroen BX and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 15:40 on Wednesday 12 April 2000. The 82-year-old male driver of the Citroen BX was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Apr 2000
Wednesday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Citroen BX and Ford Sierra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.20513, longitude -5.38376, in the TR27 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200050A331155
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 June 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen BX)

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 200050A331155 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2000.