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A3022 crash in Torbay on 14 October 2001 at 15:00 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio, a motorcycle and a Ford Granada were involved in a crash on the A3022 in Torbay at 15:00 on Sunday 14 October 2001. The 54-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Oct 2001
Sunday, 15:00
Vehicles
3
Renault Clio and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.4733, longitude -3.54647, in the TQ2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Torquay. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cockington with Chelston, Torbay, TQ2 6EA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200150F316353
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3022
Road type
Dual 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
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 6 March 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 200150F316353 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torbay road accident statistics for 2001.