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Unclassified road crash in the South Hams TQ3 on 14 August 2014 at 12:50 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van, a Skoda Octavia taxi and a Nissan Note were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in the South Hams at 12:50 on Thursday 14 August 2014. The 45-year-old male driver of the Skoda Octavia taxi and a 12-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Octavia taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet road with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Aug 2014
Thursday, 12:50
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.47789, longitude -3.60248, in the TQ3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201450JS3N010
Council area
South Hams
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Raining, 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, 6 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 September 1987.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi or private hire car

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

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Note

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,386 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Octavia)

    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 201450JS3N010 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.