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Fatal A303 crash in East Devon on 10 September 2011 at 14:16 involving a Honda CRV

A Honda CRV crashed on the A303 in East Devon at 14:16 on Saturday 10 September 2011. The 84-year-old male driver was killed and an 85-year-old female passenger was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Sep 2011
Saturday, 14:16
Vehicles
1
Honda CRV
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.87574, longitude -3.0923, in the EX14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201150KH2B006
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
303
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 July 2009.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CRV

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    84 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 84, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda CRV)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda CRV)

    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 201150KH2B006 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.