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Fatal M5 crash in Teignbridge on 9 March 2012 at 11:00 involving a DAF Trucks FTG 95XF lorry

A DAF Trucks FTG 95XF lorry hit a pedestrian on the M5 in Teignbridge at 11:00 on Friday 9 March 2012. A 69-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Mar 2012
Friday, 11:00
Vehicles
1
DAF Trucks FTG 95XF
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.68591, longitude -3.50001, in the EX6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kenn Valley, Teignbridge, EX6 8FN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201250JC4V004
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
5
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Footbridge or subway

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 46 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 October 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FTG 95XF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    12,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 69, hit by vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks FTG 95XF)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing elsewhere within 50 m of a pedestrian crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 201250JC4V004 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 2012.