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Fatal A380 crash in Teignbridge on 27 July 2020 at 23:00 involving a Mitsubishi Shogun

A Mitsubishi Shogun hit a pedestrian on the A380 in Teignbridge at 23:00 on Monday 27 July 2020. A 48-year-old female pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Jul 2020
Monday, 23:00
Vehicles
1
Mitsubishi Shogun
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.52053, longitude -3.59195, in the TQ12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Buckland & Milber, Teignbridge, TQ12 4NE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020500974482
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
380
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 December 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mitsubishi Shogun

    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
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,477 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 48, hit by vehicle 1 (Mitsubishi Shogun)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2020500974482 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 2020.