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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall TR13 on 24 May 2012 at 15:53 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 15:53 on Thursday 24 May 2012. A 15-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 May 2012
Thursday, 15:53
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.09524, longitude -5.27406, in the TR13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Helston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Helston South & Meneage, Cornwall, TR13 8DR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201250AH2R011
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 33 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 February 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, hit by vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic

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 201250AH2R011 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 2012.