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Serious A38 crash in Teignbridge on 30 December 2021 at 16:18 involving a Porsche Boxster

A Porsche Boxster and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A38 in Teignbridge at 16:18 on Thursday 30 December 2021. All four casualties were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Dec 2021
Thursday, 16:18
Vehicles
2
Porsche Boxster and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.63943, longitude -3.5627, in the EX6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kenn Valley, Teignbridge, EX6 7XS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021501127602
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
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Porsche Boxster

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol and LPG
    Vehicle age
    24 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Porsche Boxster)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2021501127602 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 2021.