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B3297 crash in Cornwall on 24 February 2004 at 17:42 involving a Peugeot 405

A Peugeot 405 and a Suzuki Swift were involved in a crash on the B3297 in Cornwall at 17:42 on Tuesday 24 February 2004. The 53-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Swift was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Feb 2004
Tuesday, 17:42
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 405 and Suzuki Swift
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.21716, longitude -5.2266, in the TR16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200450A22C367
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3297
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 January 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Swift)

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 200450A22C367 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 2004.