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Unclassified road crash in West Devon EX17 on 3 November 2017 at 08:55 involving a Fiat Punto

A Fiat Punto and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Devon at 08:55 on Friday 3 November 2017. A 6-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Punto and an 11-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Punto were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Nov 2017
Friday, 08:55
Vehicles
2
Fiat Punto and Scania
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.76597, longitude -3.83343, in the EX17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500240228
Council area
West 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
60 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, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,368 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Scania

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Punto)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Punto)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2017500240228 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Devon road accident statistics for 2017.