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A303 crash in East Devon on 24 January 2009 at 14:30 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Subaru Legacy were involved in a crash on the A303 in East Devon at 14:30 on Saturday 24 January 2009. The 62-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Jan 2009
Saturday, 14:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Subaru Legacy
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.87487, longitude -3.09281, in the EX14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200950KH2B002
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
303
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 January 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Subaru Legacy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,457 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

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 200950KH2B002 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.