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A394 crash in Cornwall on 29 September 2011 at 17:14 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia and a Nissan Primera were involved in a crash on the A394 in Cornwall at 17:14 on Thursday 29 September 2011. The 61-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia, the 30-year-old male driver of the Nissan Primera and a 65-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Octavia 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
Slight
Date
29 Sep 2011
Thursday, 17:14
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Nissan Primera
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.1344, longitude -5.46612, in the TR17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201150AP2L006
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
394
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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a fatal crash on 17 March 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Primera)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    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 201150AP2L006 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 2011.