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A38 crash in the South Hams on 15 January 2008 at 08:00 involving a Toyota Carina

A Toyota Carina, a Peugeot 106 and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A38 in the South Hams at 08:00 on Tuesday 15 January 2008. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a flooded dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jan 2008
Tuesday, 08:00
Vehicles
3
Toyota Carina and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.385, longitude -3.91933, in the PL21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ivybridge West, South Hams, PL21 9AL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200850E53A430
Council area
South Hams
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Flood over 3cm deep

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 March 2006.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,527 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Carina)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Carina)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

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 200850E53A430 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 2008.