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M5 crash in Mid Devon on 9 February 2002 at 19:28 involving a Ford Transit

A Ford Transit crashed on the M5 in Mid Devon at 19:28 on Saturday 9 February 2002. A 61-year-old female passenger and the 62-year-old male driver were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Feb 2002
Saturday, 19:28
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.91205, longitude -3.3621, in the EX16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200250D420767
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 200250D420767 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Devon road accident statistics for 2002.