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A30 crash in West Devon on 31 December 2002 at 13:18 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A30 in West Devon at 13:18 on Tuesday 31 December 2002. The 17-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2002
Tuesday, 13:18
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.64199, longitude -4.31381, in the PL16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250B215106
Council area
West 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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
388

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 February 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200250B215106 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 2002.