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Fatal A385 crash in the South Hams on 2 April 2012 at 20:10 involving a Citroen Saxo

Two Citroen Saxos and a car were involved in a crash on the A385 in the South Hams at 20:10 on Monday 2 April 2012. A 25-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1 was killed and the 26-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Apr 2012
Monday, 20:10
Vehicles
3
Citroen Saxo and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.43338, longitude -3.6611, in the TQ9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Totnes, South Hams, TQ9 5RF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201250JS2F003
Council area
South Hams
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
385
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
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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 November 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Saxo

    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
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    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
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Saxo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Saxo)

    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 201250JS2F003 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 2012.