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Fatal A377 crash in North Devon on 24 March 2009 at 11:55 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a car were involved in a crash on the A377 in North Devon at 11:55 on Tuesday 24 March 2009. An 81-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa was killed and the 83-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa 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
Fatal
Date
24 Mar 2009
Tuesday, 11:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and car
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.0237, longitude -4.03358, in the EX37 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200950CB2E005
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
377
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 January 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    2,959 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 200950CB2E005 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 2009.