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A30 crash in Cornwall on 30 March 2015 at 11:27 involving a Peugeot 307

A Peugeot 307 and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 11:27 on Monday 30 March 2015. The 39-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 307 and the 46-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Mar 2015
Monday, 11:27
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 307 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.62985, longitude -4.35143, in the PL15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Launceston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Launceston South, Cornwall, PL15 9DS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201550BL2K010
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
388

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 June 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 307

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 307)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 201550BL2K010 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2015.