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A38 crash in Teignbridge on 26 December 2010 at 12:56 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta, a Volvo V70 and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on the A38 in Teignbridge at 12:56 on Sunday 26 December 2010. The 38-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta, an 18-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Saxo and a 53-year-old female passenger in the Volvo V70 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Dec 2010
Sunday, 12:56
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.59917, longitude -3.6156, in the TQ13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chudleigh, Teignbridge, TQ13 0FB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201050JC2B021
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

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
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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 26 November 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo V70

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,401 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Saxo

    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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Citroen Saxo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

    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 201050JC2B021 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 2010.