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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall PL25 on 23 December 2018 at 15:35 involving a Hyundai i20

A Hyundai i20 and a Citroen DS4 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 15:35 on Sunday 23 December 2018. The 29-year-old female driver of the Hyundai i20, the 27-year-old female driver of the Citroen DS4 and a 55-year-old female passenger in the Citroen DS4 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2018
Sunday, 15:35
Vehicles
2
Hyundai i20 and Citroen DS4
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.34455, longitude -4.77783, in the PL25 postcode district and within the built-up area of St Austell. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles, Cornwall, PL25 4QF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018500809396
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 October 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i20

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen DS4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i20)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen DS4)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen DS4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2018500809396 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2018.