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A35 crash in East Devon on 7 October 2009 at 23:04 involving a Hyundai Coupe

A Hyundai Coupe, a Volkswagen Lupo and a car were involved in a crash on the A35 in East Devon at 23:04 on Wednesday 7 October 2009. The 62-year-old male driver of the Hyundai Coupe and the 36-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Lupo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Oct 2009
Wednesday, 23:04
Vehicles
3
Hyundai Coupe and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.7699, longitude -3.00414, in the EX13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Axminster, East Devon, EX13 5QU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200950KA2B008
Council area
East 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
35
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, 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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 March 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,975 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Lupo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,422 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Coupe)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Lupo)

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 200950KA2B008 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2009.