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Unclassified road crash in Plymouth PL1 on 10 August 2017 at 16:25 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Plymouth at 16:25 on Thursday 10 August 2017. A 26-year-old female passenger in the BMW 3 Series and the 35-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Aug 2017
Thursday, 16:25
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.36805, longitude -4.15305, in the PL1 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter and the Waterfront, Plymouth, PL1 3JN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500215129
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 May 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

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 2017500215129 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Plymouth road accident statistics for 2017.