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A30 crash in Cornwall on 30 July 2002 at 12:25 involving a Seat Arosa

A Seat Arosa, a Ford Fiesta and a Citroen Xantia were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 12:25 on Tuesday 30 July 2002. The 43-year-old female driver of the Seat Arosa and the 58-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xantia were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Jul 2002
Tuesday, 12:25
Vehicles
3
Seat Arosa and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.24925, longitude -5.22119, in the TR16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day, Cornwall, TR15 1NN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250A222967
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Arosa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,761 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Arosa)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen Xantia)

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 200250A222967 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 2002.