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A379 crash in Exeter on 21 October 2013 at 10:42 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A379 in Exeter at 10:42 on Monday 21 October 2013. A 23-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Oct 2013
Monday, 10:42
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.70775, longitude -3.48013, in the EX2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Loyes, Exeter, EX2 7QS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201350DE2V008
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
379
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 September 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    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 201350DE2V008 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 2013.