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A30 crash in Cornwall on 1 April 2017 at 14:40 involving a Honda CRV

A Honda CRV and an Alfa Romeo 159 were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 14:40 on Saturday 1 April 2017. The 59-year-old female driver of the Honda CRV, an 89-year-old female passenger in the Honda CRV and a 51-year-old female passenger in the Honda CRV were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Apr 2017
Saturday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
Honda CRV and Alfa Romeo 159
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.59609, longitude -4.48691, in the PL15 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Altarnun & Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, PL15 7RR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500171886
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Daylight
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, 84 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 January 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda CRV

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    2,204 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Alfa Romeo 159

    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
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,387 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda CRV)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 89, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda CRV)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda CRV)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2017500171886 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 2017.