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A3015 crash in Exeter on 4 December 2016 at 22:56 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A3015 in Exeter at 22:56 on Sunday 4 December 2016. The 65-year-old male driver of the Ford KA, the 34-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Passat and a 23-year-old female passenger in the Ford KA were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Dec 2016
Sunday, 22:56
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.71964, longitude -3.52852, in the EX2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter. It is one of the crashes that make up the St David's, Exeter, EX1 1GH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016500149136
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3015
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 April 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

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 2016500149136 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 2016.