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Serious B3199 crash in Torbay on 29 November 2010 at 14:42 involving a Mitsubishi Carisma

A Mitsubishi Carisma and a Renault lorry were involved in a crash on the B3199 in Torbay at 14:42 on Monday 29 November 2010. An 82-year-old female passenger in the Mitsubishi Carisma was seriously injured and the 82-year-old male driver of the Mitsubishi Carisma was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Nov 2010
Monday, 14:42
Vehicles
2
Mitsubishi Carisma and Renault
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.50075, longitude -3.52424, in the TQ1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Torquay. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Marychurch, Torbay, TQ1 4TF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201050FT2B027
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3199
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Raining, 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, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 July 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Carisma

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,834 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    6,174 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Carisma)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Carisma)

    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 201050FT2B027 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torbay road accident statistics for 2010.