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Unclassified road crash in Mid Devon EX17 on 19 May 2017 at 18:40 involving a Mitsubishi Shogun

A Mitsubishi Shogun crashed on an unclassified road in Mid Devon at 18:40 on Friday 19 May 2017. The 85-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 May 2017
Friday, 18:40
Vehicles
1
Mitsubishi Shogun
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.78771, longitude -3.65219, in the EX17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crediton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Crediton Lawrence, Mid Devon, EX17 3AW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500185962
Council area
Mid Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
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, 76 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 November 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Shogun

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    85 years
    Engine capacity
    1,834 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Shogun)

    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 2017500185962 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Devon road accident statistics for 2017.