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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall PL14 on 7 September 2017 at 18:19 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series crashed on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 18:19 on Thursday 7 September 2017. The 23-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Sep 2017
Thursday, 18:19
Vehicles
1
BMW 1 Series
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.45052, longitude -4.48379, in the PL14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Liskeard South & Dobwalls, Cornwall, PL14 4JL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500253957
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Raining with 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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 June 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 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 2017500253957 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2017.