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A386 crash in West Devon on 27 December 2015 at 13:14 involving a Vauxhall Vivaro van

A Vauxhall Vivaro van and a Citroen C4 were involved in a crash on the A386 in West Devon at 13:14 on Sunday 27 December 2015. The 39-year-old male driver of the Citroen C4 and a 34-year-old female passenger in the Citroen C4 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Dec 2015
Sunday, 13:14
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vivaro and Citroen C4
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.54862, longitude -4.14639, in the PL19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Tavistock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Tavistock South West, West Devon, PL19 8DH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201550JT2B017
Council area
West 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
386
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Pedestrian in carriageway, not injured

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 July 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vivaro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 201550JT2B017 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 2015.