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A38 crash in Plymouth on 10 November 2015 at 07:40 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on the A38 in Plymouth at 07:40 on Tuesday 10 November 2015. The 23-year-old female driver of the Ford KA and the 55-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Nov 2015
Tuesday, 07:40
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Honda Civic
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.40794, longitude -4.16402, in the PL5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Honicknowle, Plymouth, PL5 2JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201550EL2L027
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
3064

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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 March 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    2,204 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

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 201550EL2L027 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Plymouth road accident statistics for 2015.