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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall TR11 on 4 October 2000 at 18:25 involving a Toyota Celica

A Toyota Celica and a Mercedes 400 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 18:25 on Wednesday 4 October 2000. The 51-year-old male driver of the Mercedes 400 and a 40-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes 400 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Oct 2000
Wednesday, 18:25
Vehicles
2
Toyota Celica and Mercedes 400
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.13023, longitude -5.09563, in the TR11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200050A513924
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Mud
Carriageway hazards
Mud

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 46 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 March 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Celica

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 400

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    2,874 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 400)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 400)

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 200050A513924 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.