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Serious A3022 crash in Torbay on 30 January 2019 at 15:40 involving a Volvo C70

A Volvo C70 and a Ford Transit Connect van were involved in a crash on the A3022 in Torbay at 15:40 on Wednesday 30 January 2019. The 61-year-old male driver of the Volvo C70 was seriously injured and the 48-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Connect van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Jan 2019
Wednesday, 15:40
Vehicles
2
Volvo C70 and Ford Transit Connect
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.43692, longitude -3.56773, in the TQ3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Paignton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Roundham with Hyde, Torbay, TQ4 5AA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019500815005
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
3022
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 October 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo C70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,948 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    19 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    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
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo C70)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit Connect)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2019500815005 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torbay road accident statistics for 2019.