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A392 crash in Cornwall on 13 April 2017 at 22:52 involving a Ford Galaxy

A Ford Galaxy crashed on the A392 in Cornwall at 22:52 on Thursday 13 April 2017. The 71-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Apr 2017
Thursday, 22:52
Vehicles
1
Ford Galaxy
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.40136, longitude -5.07079, in the TR8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newquay. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newquay Trenance, Cornwall, TR7 2GZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500175754
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
392
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, lighting unknown
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, 34 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    2,259 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Galaxy)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2017500175754 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.