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Unclassified road crash in Torridge EX39 on 31 August 2018 at 13:47 involving a Citroen Berlingo

A Citroen Berlingo and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Torridge at 13:47 on Friday 31 August 2018. The 78-year-old female driver of the Citroen Berlingo and a female passenger in the BMW 5 Series 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
31 Aug 2018
Friday, 13:47
Vehicles
2
Citroen Berlingo and BMW 5 Series
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.96037, longitude -4.24584, in the EX39 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Torridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018500800042
Council area
Torridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
No
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, 139 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 April 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,991 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    20 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018500800042 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torridge road accident statistics for 2018.