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Fatal B3274 crash in Cornwall on 25 May 2001 at 08:05 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort, a Fiat Ducato van and a car were involved in a crash on the B3274 in Cornwall at 08:05 on Friday 25 May 2001. The 26-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort was killed and the 47-year-old male driver of the Fiat Ducato van and a 26-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Ducato van were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 May 2001
Friday, 08:05
Vehicles
3
Ford Escort and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.41449, longitude -4.83144, in the PL26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence, Cornwall, PL26 8LT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200150B412397
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3274
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 18 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 March 2024.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Ducato

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Ducato)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Ducato)

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 200150B412397 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.