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A379 crash in Teignbridge on 25 October 2020 at 15:55 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A379 in Teignbridge at 15:55 on Sunday 25 October 2020. The 67-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf, an 80-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf and a male passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Oct 2020
Sunday, 15:55
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.57906, longitude -3.46721, in the EX7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dawlish. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dawlish South West, Teignbridge, EX7 9PB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020501009742
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
379
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
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
Dry

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 August 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020501009742 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.