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A30 crash in Cornwall on 15 August 2002 at 14:27 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106, a Fiat Marea and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 14:27 on Thursday 15 August 2002. The 18-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106 and the 36-year-old male driver of the Fiat Marea were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Aug 2002
Thursday, 14:27
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 106 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.52643, longitude -4.63452, in the PL30 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250B313320
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Carriageway hazards
Dislodged vehicle load in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Marea

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,581 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Marea)

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 200250B313320 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.