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A386 crash in Torridge on 15 January 2013 at 15:03 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a mobility scooter were involved in a crash on the A386 in Torridge at 15:03 on Tuesday 15 January 2013. The 58-year-old female rider of the mobility scooter was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Jan 2013
Tuesday, 15:03
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and mobility scooter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.02021, longitude -4.20404, in the EX39 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bideford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201350CD3D002
Council area
Torridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
386
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
Human crossing control by other authorised person

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
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mobility scooter

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, mobility scooter rider, on vehicle 2 (Mobility scooter)

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 201350CD3D002 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torridge road accident statistics for 2013.