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Fatal unclassified road crash in Teignbridge TQ14 on 17 December 2000 at 21:23 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort crashed on an unclassified road in Teignbridge at 21:23 on Sunday 17 December 2000. A 17-year-old female passenger was killed and the 18-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Dec 2000
Sunday, 21:23
Vehicles
1
Ford Escort
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.55652, longitude -3.50303, in the TQ14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Teignmouth.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200050F427057
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 September 2014.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

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 200050F427057 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 2000.