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B3266 crash in Cornwall on 1 December 2008 at 18:20 involving a Vauxhall Astravan

A car and a Vauxhall Astravan were involved in a crash on the B3266 in Cornwall at 18:20 on Monday 1 December 2008. The 37-year-old female driver of the car and the 27-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astravan were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Dec 2008
Monday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Car and Vauxhall Astravan
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.65915, longitude -4.68383, in the PL32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200850BC2E003
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3266
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with 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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astravan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astravan)

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 200850BC2E003 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.