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Serious unclassified road crash in West Devon EX20 on 12 January 2000 at 11:00 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and an Aprilia motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Devon at 11:00 on Wednesday 12 January 2000. The 17-year-old male rider of the Aprilia motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Jan 2000
Wednesday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Aprilia
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73406, longitude -3.99975, in the EX20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Okehampton.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200050C510197
Council area
West Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 114 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 November 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Aprilia

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Aprilia)

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 200050C510197 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 2000.