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A39 crash in North Devon on 23 December 2019 at 15:15 involving a Skoda Fabia

A Skoda Fabia and a Land Rover Freelander were involved in a crash on the A39 in North Devon at 15:15 on Monday 23 December 2019. A 65-year-old female passenger in the Land Rover Freelander and the 59-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Freelander were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2019
Monday, 15:15
Vehicles
2
Skoda Fabia and Land Rover Freelander
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.23214, longitude -3.79591, in the EX35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019500926675
Council area
North Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
39
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 April 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Fabia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Freelander)

    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 2019500926675 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 2019.