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A388 crash in Torridge on 19 November 2013 at 15:52 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a mobility scooter were involved in a crash on the A388 in Torridge at 15:52 on Tuesday 19 November 2013. The 84-year-old male 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
19 Nov 2013
Tuesday, 15:52
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and mobility scooter
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.80999, longitude -4.35272, in the EX22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Holsworthy. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holsworthy, Torridge, EX22 6GA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201350CH2L010
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
388
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 November 2013.

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
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 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
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    84 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 84, 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 201350CH2L010 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.