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Serious A391 crash in Cornwall on 20 March 2001 at 19:50 involving a Peugeot 309

Five vehicles, including a Peugeot 309 and a Vauxhall Nova, were involved in a crash on the A391 in Cornwall at 19:50 on Tuesday 20 March 2001. The 20-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 309, the 20-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Nova and a 50-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 309 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Mar 2001
Tuesday, 19:50
Vehicles
5
Peugeot 309 and 4 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.38526, longitude -4.79383, in the PL26 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bugle.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200150B411029
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
391
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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 with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 5: Renault 21

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

    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 200150B411029 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 2001.