A381 crash in the South Hams on 25 November 2021 at 09:30 involving a Peugeot Partner
A Peugeot Partner, a Mini Cooper and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A381 in the South Hams at 09:30 on Thursday 25 November 2021. All seven casualties were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 25 Nov 2021
- Thursday, 09:30
- Vehicles
- 3
- Peugeot Partner and 2 others
- Casualties
- 7
- 7 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.24138, longitude -3.7819, in the TQ8 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Salcombe & Thurlestone, South Hams, TQ8 8BG area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in the South Hams
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2021501125132
- Council area
- South Hams
- Police force
- Devon and Cornwall
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Devon
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 381
- 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
- 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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 July 2013.
Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A381 in the South Hams, 6 July 2013
14 m awayRef 201350JK2H003
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A381 in the South Hams, 24 October 1984
20 m awayRef 198450F552185
Slight
Car crash on the A381 in the South Hams, 27 November 1989
44 m awayRef 198950F542377
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A381 in the South Hams, 11 November 2014
91 m awayRef 201450JK2H012
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A381 in the South Hams, 20 December 1999
104 m awayRef 199950F543227
Serious
Minibus crash on the A381 in the South Hams, 22 June 1981
135 m awayRef 198150G480486
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Peugeot Partner
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- 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
- 33 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,560 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Mini Cooper
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to turn right
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 58 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% least deprived
Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- 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
- Male
- Driver age
- 50 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,364 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualties (7)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot Partner)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% least deprived
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot Partner)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% least deprived
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 7: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% 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 2021501125132 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Hams road accident statistics for 2021.