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Fatal A3124 crash in Torridge on 31 May 2002 at 09:25 involving a Citroen C15

A Citroen C15 and a DAF Trucks Fad 85CF lorry were involved in a crash on the A3124 in Torridge at 09:25 on Friday 31 May 2002. The 55-year-old male driver of the Citroen C15 was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 May 2002
Friday, 09:25
Vehicles
2
Citroen C15 and DAF Trucks Fad 85CF
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.93339, longitude -4.11034, in the EX38 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Torridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250C433335
Council area
Torridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3124
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 June 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C15

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks Fad 85CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    12,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C15)

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 200250C433335 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torridge road accident statistics for 2002.