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A39 crash in Cornwall on 28 May 2005 at 16:00 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4, a Peugeot 406 and a Vauxhall Nova were involved in a crash on the A39 in Cornwall at 16:00 on Saturday 28 May 2005. A female passenger in the Peugeot 406 and a female passenger in the Peugeot 406 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 May 2005
Saturday, 16:00
Vehicles
3
Audi A4 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.55045, longitude -4.76208, in the PL30 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200550B32G168
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
39
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 June 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 406)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 406)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200550B32G168 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.