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B3250 crash in Plymouth on 1 February 2000 at 20:46 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B3250 in Plymouth at 20:46 on Tuesday 1 February 2000. The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort, the 35-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Austin Metro were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Feb 2000
Tuesday, 20:46
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.38019, longitude -4.13351, in the PL4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Plymouth.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200050E310289
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3250
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
3250

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 15 January 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    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 200050E310289 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Plymouth road accident statistics for 2000.