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Fatal A38 crash in the South Hams on 26 December 2017 at 17:20 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio crashed on the A38 in the South Hams at 17:20 on Tuesday 26 December 2017. The 21-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Dec 2017
Tuesday, 17:20
Vehicles
1
Renault Clio
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.45777, longitude -3.79089, in the TQ11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Brent, South Hams, TQ11 0LY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017500259231
Council area
South Hams
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 March 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

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 2017500259231 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 2017.