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Serious B3178 crash in East Devon on 1 February 2002 at 19:20 involving a Peugeot Vivacity motorcycle

A Peugeot Vivacity motorcycle, a Vauxhall Astravan and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B3178 in East Devon at 19:20 on Friday 1 February 2002. The 16-year-old female rider of the Peugeot Vivacity motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Feb 2002
Friday, 19:20
Vehicles
3
Peugeot Vivacity and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.6478, longitude -3.31781, in the EX9 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250D320884
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3178
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 16 September 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot Vivacity

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    49 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astravan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Peugeot Vivacity)

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 200250D320884 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2002.