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Fatal A361 crash in North Devon on 27 February 2000 at 17:45 involving a Leyland Roadrunner lorry

A Leyland Roadrunner lorry and a Ford Sierra were involved in a crash on the A361 in North Devon at 17:45 on Sunday 27 February 2000. The 29-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was killed and a 14-year-old male passenger in the Ford Sierra was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Feb 2000
Sunday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
Leyland Roadrunner and Ford Sierra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.09174, longitude -4.09712, in the EX31 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200050C211053
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
361
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland Roadrunner

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Sierra)

    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 200050C211053 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 2000.