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Serious unclassified road crash in Cornwall TR8 on 12 August 2005 at 01:56 involving a Volkswagen Lupo

A Volkswagen Lupo crashed on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 01:56 on Friday 12 August 2005. There were five casualties: one person was seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Aug 2005
Friday, 01:56
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Lupo
Casualties
5
1 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.42859, longitude -5.04239, in the TR8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newquay.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200550A61K117
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 210 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Lupo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Lupo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Lupo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Lupo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Lupo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Lupo)

    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 200550A61K117 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 2005.