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C road crash in Cornwall TR18 on 3 July 2012 at 07:28 involving a DAF Trucks FT 85CF lorry

A DAF Trucks FT 85CF lorry, a Vauxhall Frontera and a Valtra agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on a C road in Cornwall at 07:28 on Tuesday 3 July 2012. The 38-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Frontera was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jul 2012
Tuesday, 07:28
Vehicles
3
DAF Trucks FT 85CF and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.11398, longitude -5.55294, in the TR18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Penzance. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penzance Promenade, Cornwall, TR18 4QQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201250AP2Q007
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 March 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FT 85CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    12,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Frontera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,171 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 3: Valtra

    Agricultural vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Frontera)

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 201250AP2Q007 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.