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Serious A30 crash in West Devon on 28 December 2004 at 15:56 involving a Peugeot 106

Six vehicles, including a Peugeot 106 and a Nissan Almera, were involved in a crash on the A30 in West Devon at 15:56 on Tuesday 28 December 2004. There were eight casualties: one person was seriously injured and seven were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Dec 2004
Tuesday, 15:56
Vehicles
6
Peugeot 106 and 5 others
Casualties
8
1 seriously injured, 7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.66238, longitude -4.27844, in the PL16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200450E61S277
Council area
West Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 250 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 29 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (6)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,527 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 5: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 6: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Almera)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Almera)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Suzuki Vitara)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Suzuki Vitara)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Mondeo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200450E61S277 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 2004.