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Serious A39 crash in Torridge on 7 August 2010 at 10:36 involving a Nissan Primera

Four vehicles, including a Nissan Primera and a Nissan Terrano, were involved in a crash on the A39 in Torridge at 10:36 on Saturday 7 August 2010. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Aug 2010
Saturday, 10:36
Vehicles
4
Nissan Primera and 3 others
Casualties
6
1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.02874, longitude -4.22562, in the EX39 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Torridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201050CD3G002
Council area
Torridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
39
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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 76 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 July 1982.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Terrano

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    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
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Fiat Bravo

    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
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Primera)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Primera)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Fiat Bravo)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Fiat Bravo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Mondeo)

    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 201050CD3G002 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torridge road accident statistics for 2010.