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A30 crash in Cornwall on 25 September 2008 at 15:36 involving a Ford Mondeo

A car and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 15:36 on Thursday 25 September 2008. The 50-year-old female driver of the Ford Mondeo and an 84-year-old female passenger in the car were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Sep 2008
Thursday, 15:36
Vehicles
2
Car and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.12777, longitude -5.51629, in the TR18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Trevarrack. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penzance East, Cornwall, TR18 3DP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200850AP2M022
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Carriageway hazards
Dislodged vehicle load in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 84, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    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 200850AP2M022 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 2008.