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Serious A390 crash in Cornwall on 6 September 2002 at 20:35 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza crashed on the A390 in Cornwall at 20:35 on Friday 6 September 2002. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
6 Sep 2002
Friday, 20:35
Vehicles
1
Seat Ibiza
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.404, longitude -4.68191, in the PL22 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lostwithiel & Lanreath, Cornwall, PL22 0DN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250B413681
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
390
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Fine, 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 4 September 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,193 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200250B413681 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.