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A30 crash in East Devon on 16 May 2017 at 13:40 involving a Nissan Qashqai

A Nissan Qashqai and a Skoda Superb were involved in a crash on the A30 in East Devon at 13:40 on Tuesday 16 May 2017. The 64-year-old male driver of the Nissan Qashqai, the 42-year-old male driver of the Skoda Superb and a 65-year-old female passenger in the Nissan Qashqai were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 May 2017
Tuesday, 13:40
Vehicles
2
Nissan Qashqai and Skoda Superb
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72882, longitude -3.46198, in the EX5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Loyes, Exeter, EX3 9BX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500185966
Council area
East 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
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
5

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Superb

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Superb)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2017500185966 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2017.