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A379 crash in Torbay on 24 October 2014 at 13:20 involving a Hyundai i10

A Hyundai i10 hit two pedestrians on the A379 in Torbay at 13:20 on Friday 24 October 2014. A 75-year-old female pedestrian and an 81-year-old male pedestrian were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Oct 2014
Friday, 13:20
Vehicles
1
Hyundai i10
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.47817, longitude -3.51441, in the TQ1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Torquay. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Marychurch, Torbay, TQ1 3PR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201450FT2D020
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
379
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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 24 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i10

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, hit by vehicle 1 (Hyundai i10)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 81, hit by vehicle 1 (Hyundai i10)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility

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 201450FT2D020 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torbay road accident statistics for 2014.