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Fatal A30 crash in East Devon on 8 March 2001 at 20:47 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Peugeot Trekker motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A30 in East Devon at 20:47 on Thursday 8 March 2001. The 16-year-old male rider of the Peugeot Trekker motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Mar 2001
Thursday, 20:47
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Peugeot Trekker
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.78126, longitude -3.2529, in the EX11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200150D351390
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Trekker

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Peugeot Trekker)

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 200150D351390 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2001.