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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall PL18 on 1 September 2021 at 12:19 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 12:19 on Wednesday 1 September 2021. The 47-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf and a 22-year-old female 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, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Sep 2021
Wednesday, 12:19
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.52062, longitude -4.22663, in the PL18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Calstock, Cornwall, PL18 9HR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021501089341
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
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
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, 24 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 June 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2021501089341 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.