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Unclassified road crash in Exeter EX4 on 2 October 2020 at 20:48 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Exeter at 20:48 on Friday 2 October 2020. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Oct 2020
Friday, 20:48
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73499, longitude -3.4803, in the EX4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter. It is one of the crashes that make up the Pinhoe, Exeter, EX4 8HQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020500990066
Council area
Exeter
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
3181

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 August 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    22 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2020500990066 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 2020.