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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall PL25 on 21 January 2016 at 18:26 involving a Volvo V50

A Volvo V50 hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 18:26 on Thursday 21 January 2016. A 22-year-old female pedestrian was 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 private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Jan 2016
Thursday, 18:26
Vehicles
1
Volvo V50
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.3408, longitude -4.78139, in the PL25 postcode district and within the built-up area of St Austell. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, Cornwall, PL25 4QF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201650GA2Q002
Council area
Cornwall
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
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo V50

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo V50)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 201650GA2Q002 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2016.