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Fatal A30 crash in East Devon on 24 December 2012 at 12:04 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a MAN lorry were involved in a crash on the A30 in East Devon at 12:04 on Monday 24 December 2012. The 59-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus was killed and the 50-year-old male driver of the MAN lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Dec 2012
Monday, 12:04
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and MAN
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84939, longitude -3.12746, 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
201250KH2B015
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
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 November 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    12,419 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (MAN)

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 201250KH2B015 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 2012.