B3260 crash in West Devon on 26 August 2011 at 19:49 involving a London Taxis Int. Txii
A car, a London Taxis Int. Txii and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the B3260 in West Devon at 19:49 on Friday 26 August 2011. The 31-year-old female driver of the car, the 52-year-old female driver of the London Taxis Int. Txii and a 33-year-old male passenger in the car were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 26 Aug 2011
- Friday, 19:49
- Vehicles
- 3
- London Taxis Int. Txii and 2 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74056, longitude -3.97208, in the EX20 postcode district and within the built-up area of Okehampton. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Tawton, West Devon, EX20 1QJ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in West Devon
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201150EC2F003
- Council area
- West Devon
- Police force
- Devon and Cornwall
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Devon
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 3260
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Other junction
- 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Other
- Road surface
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 4%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 96%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 November 2021.
Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the B3260 in West Devon, 4 November 2021
4 m awayRef 2021501112600
Slight
Peugeot 205 crash on the B3260 in West Devon, 4 August 2000
8 m awayRef 200050C512083
Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B3260 in West Devon, 1 December 2014
27 m awayRef 201450JO2S006
Slight
Scania crash on the B3260 in West Devon, 20 January 2020
29 m awayRef 2020500925505
Slight
Renault Scenic crash on the B3260 in West Devon, 30 April 2012
30 m awayRef 201250JO2S004
Slight
Talbot Solara crash on the B3260 in West Devon, 2 February 1991
48 m awayRef 199150C510117
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 31 years
Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. Txii
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 52 years
Vehicle 3: Ford Focus
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 52 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,560 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. Txii)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)
- 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 201150EC2F003 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 2011.