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Fatal unclassified road crash in East Devon EX24 on 14 January 2015 at 11:35 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a John Deere agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Devon at 11:35 on Wednesday 14 January 2015. The 43-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Zafira was killed.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Jan 2015
Wednesday, 11:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and John Deere
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72161, longitude -3.17084, in the EX24 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201550KN3E001
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 April 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: John Deere

    Agricultural vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Zafira)

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 201550KN3E001 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 2015.