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A361 crash in North Devon on 12 August 2009 at 14:30 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Citroen C3 were involved in a crash on the A361 in North Devon at 14:30 on Wednesday 12 August 2009. The 32-year-old male driver of the Renault Megane and a 10-year-old female passenger in the Citroen C3 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
12 Aug 2009
Wednesday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Citroen C3
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.08383, longitude -4.06634, in the EX31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barnstaple. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roundswell, North Devon, EX31 2FA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200950CB2S020
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
361
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C3

    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
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C3)

    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 200950CB2S020 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.