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Fatal A38 crash in Plymouth on 22 January 2013 at 05:48 involving a Ford Fiesta

A car, a Ford Fiesta and a Skoda Fabia were involved in a crash on the A38 in Plymouth at 05:48 on Tuesday 22 January 2013. A 42-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Ford Fiesta was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in snow on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Jan 2013
Tuesday, 05:48
Vehicles
3
Ford Fiesta and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.39616, longitude -4.11734, in the PL6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Compton, Plymouth, PL3 5JD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201350EL2F002
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Open door of vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 3: Skoda Fabia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 42, hit by vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside

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 201350EL2F002 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Plymouth road accident statistics for 2013.