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Serious unclassified road crash in Exeter EX1 on 21 November 2018 at 19:00 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Exeter at 19:00 on Wednesday 21 November 2018. The 32-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Nov 2018
Wednesday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72319, longitude -3.47797, in the EX1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Loyes, Exeter, EX1 3HB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Exeter

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018500802840
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
3015

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 25 March 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018500802840 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 2018.