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A38 crash in the South Hams on 9 February 2014 at 19:15 involving a Ford Galaxy

A Ford Galaxy and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A38 in the South Hams at 19:15 on Sunday 9 February 2014. All six casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Feb 2014
Sunday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Galaxy and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.38502, longitude -3.96296, in the PL21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lee Mill. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newton & Yealmpton, South Hams, PL21 9ED area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201450JI2C003
Council area
South Hams
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
9%
Estimated chance it was slight
91%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 September 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    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
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 201450JI2C003 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 2014.