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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall TR11 on 2 February 2021 at 19:22 involving a Hyundai i30

A Hyundai i30 and an Audi A6 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 19:22 on Tuesday 2 February 2021. 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 Feb 2021
Tuesday, 19:22
Vehicles
2
Hyundai i30 and Audi A6
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.15261, longitude -5.07522, in the TR11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Falmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Falmouth Penwerris, Cornwall, TR11 3QL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021501019901
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Authorised person
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 3 February 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i30

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,582 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i30)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A6)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A6)

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

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A6)

    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 2021501019901 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Cornwall road accident statistics for 2021.