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Unclassified road crash in Plymouth PL7 on 27 March 2016 at 19:38 involving a Mercedes C Class

A van and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Plymouth at 19:38 on Sunday 27 March 2016. A 73-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class, a 73-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes C Class and the 29-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Mar 2016
Sunday, 19:38
Vehicles
2
Van and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.38934, longitude -4.05908, in the PL7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Plymouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Plympton St Mary, Plymouth, PL7 2FR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201650EP2F005
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with 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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 November 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North 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
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most 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 201650EP2F005 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 2016.