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A399 crash in North Devon on 7 December 2008 at 13:15 involving a Land Rover Discovery

A Land Rover Discovery and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A399 in North Devon at 13:15 on Sunday 7 December 2008. A 24-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra and a 24-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Dec 2008
Sunday, 13:15
Vehicles
2
Land Rover Discovery and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.20542, longitude -4.03571, in the EX34 postcode district and within the built-up area of Combe Martin.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200850CI2F006
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
399
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Wet or damp

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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 December 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    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 200850CI2F006 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 2008.