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Serious A3052 crash in East Devon on 8 February 2018 at 07:30 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series hit a pedestrian on the A3052 in East Devon at 07:30 on Thursday 8 February 2018. A 71-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Feb 2018
Thursday, 07:30
Vehicles
1
BMW 3 Series
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.70903, longitude -3.45076, in the EX5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clyst Valley, East Devon, EX5 1DD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018500267876
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3052
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 October 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing in zig-zag exit lines
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

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 2018500267876 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2018.