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A38 crash in the South Hams on 5 April 2010 at 22:38 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Land Rover Range Rover were involved in a crash on the A38 in the South Hams at 22:38 on Monday 5 April 2010. The 21-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra and the 49-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Range Rover were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Apr 2010
Monday, 22:38
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Land Rover Range Rover
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.43448, longitude -3.80065, in the TQ10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Brent, South Hams, TQ10 9JX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201050JS2M004
Council area
South Hams
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 October 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Range Rover

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    3,628 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Range Rover)

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 201050JS2M004 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 2010.