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A30 crash in West Devon on 12 January 2017 at 18:07 involving a Ford B-Max

A Ford B-Max and an agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on the A30 in West Devon at 18:07 on Thursday 12 January 2017. The 19-year-old female driver of the Ford B-Max, the 59-year-old male driver of the agricultural vehicle and a 20-year-old male passenger in the Ford B-Max were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in snow on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Jan 2017
Thursday, 18:07
Vehicles
2
Ford B-Max and agricultural vehicle
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.74012, longitude -3.93792, in the EX20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500154871
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
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 June 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford B-Max

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    59 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford B-Max)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, agricultural vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Agricultural vehicle)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford B-Max)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017500154871 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 2017.