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A3052 crash in East Devon on 23 December 2011 at 14:47 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna, a Renault Megane and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A3052 in East Devon at 14:47 on Friday 23 December 2011. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2011
Friday, 14:47
Vehicles
3
Renault Laguna and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.70884, longitude -3.45339, in the EX5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clyst Valley, East Devon, EX5 1QX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201150KE5P008
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3052
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 March 2012.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Zafira)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201150KE5P008 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2011.