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A30 crash in East Devon on 26 August 2014 at 16:16 involving a Renault Modus

A Renault Modus and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the A30 in East Devon at 16:16 on Tuesday 26 August 2014. A 15-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes C Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Aug 2014
Tuesday, 16:16
Vehicles
2
Renault Modus and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.80999, longitude -3.17106, in the EX14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Honiton St Paul's, East Devon, EX14 4PW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201450KH2H025
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
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 22 May 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Modus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    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 201450KH2H025 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2014.