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Serious B3226 crash in North Devon on 29 April 2005 at 12:50 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on the B3226 in North Devon at 12:50 on Friday 29 April 2005. The 17-year-old female driver of the Citroen Saxo and a male passenger in the Citroen Saxo were seriously injured and the 31-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Apr 2005
Friday, 12:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.02607, longitude -3.84216, in the EX36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200550C24F168
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3226
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, 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, 14 metres away, was a fatal crash on 13 May 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

    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 200550C24F168 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 2005.