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Serious unclassified road crash in Cornwall PL14 on 12 September 2019 at 16:42 involving a Mercedes E Class taxi

A Mercedes E Class taxi and a Vauxhall Vivaro van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 16:42 on Thursday 12 September 2019. The 28-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vivaro van was seriously injured and the 29-year-old male driver of the Mercedes E Class taxi and a 16-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes E Class taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Sep 2019
Thursday, 16:42
Vehicles
2
Mercedes E Class and Vauxhall Vivaro
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.40437, longitude -4.45976, in the PL14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019500880465
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
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 298 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 May 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes E Class

    Taxi or private hire 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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vivaro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going 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
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Vivaro)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes E Class)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2019500880465 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 2019.