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Fatal B3396 crash in Plymouth on 28 September 2017 at 14:32 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa crashed on the B3396 in Plymouth at 14:32 on Thursday 28 September 2017. An 86-year-old female passenger was killed and the 63-year-old female driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Sep 2017
Thursday, 14:32
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.38776, longitude -4.18123, in the PL2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Plymouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Devonport, Plymouth, PL2 2AJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500225234
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3396
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 November 2017.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 86, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

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 2017500225234 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.