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Serious B3416 crash in Plymouth on 2 May 2018 at 18:56 involving a Volvo S60

A Volvo S60 and a Peugeot 207 were involved in a crash on the B3416 in Plymouth at 18:56 on Wednesday 2 May 2018. The 69-year-old male driver of the Volvo S60 was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 May 2018
Wednesday, 18:56
Vehicles
2
Volvo S60 and Peugeot 207
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.39059, longitude -4.07334, in the PL7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Plymouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Plympton Erle, Plymouth, PL7 4NW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018500294875
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3416
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 August 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo S60

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo S60)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most 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 2018500294875 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 2018.