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Fatal A38 crash in Teignbridge on 8 March 2002 at 20:25 involving a Volvo 440

A Volvo 440, a Vauxhall Cavalier and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A38 in Teignbridge at 20:25 on Friday 8 March 2002. The 68-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier and the 41-year-old male driver of the Volvo 440 were killed and the 60-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Mar 2002
Friday, 20:25
Vehicles
3
Volvo 440 and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.66011, longitude -3.53902, in the EX6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kenn Valley, Teignbridge, EX6 7YW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250D211463
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 April 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 440)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

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 200250D211463 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 2002.