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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall TR10 on 9 May 2002 at 14:33 involving a Saab 9-5

A Saab 9-5 and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 14:33 on Thursday 9 May 2002. The 25-year-old female driver of the Austin Metro and a 50-year-old female passenger in the Austin Metro were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 May 2002
Thursday, 14:33
Vehicles
2
Saab 9-5 and Austin Metro
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.16413, longitude -5.12289, in the TR10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Penryn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan, Cornwall, TR10 9LX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250A511705
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 27 February 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Saab 9-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    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 200250A511705 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.