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Fatal A38 crash in Cornwall on 8 April 2010 at 10:19 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Land Rover Freelander were involved in a crash on the A38 in Cornwall at 10:19 on Thursday 8 April 2010. The 20-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was killed and the 81-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Freelander was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Apr 2010
Thursday, 10:19
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Land Rover Freelander
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.43277, longitude -4.43723, in the PL14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Cleer & Menheniot, Cornwall, PL14 3QB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201050BD2J002
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
3252

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 1 July 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    1,951 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Freelander)

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 201050BD2J002 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2010.