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B3179 crash in East Devon on 22 November 2020 at 10:30 involving a Mazda 2

A Mazda 2, a Hyundai i20 and a car were involved in a crash on the B3179 in East Devon at 10:30 on Sunday 22 November 2020. The 40-year-old female driver of the Mazda 2 was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Nov 2020
Sunday, 10:30
Vehicles
3
Mazda 2 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.64743, longitude -3.36877, in the EX8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020501017533
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3179
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
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, 19 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 31 October 1987.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,349 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai i20

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)

    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 2020501017533 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2020.