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Serious B3220 crash in Torridge on 21 July 2022 at 12:54 involving a Massey Ferguson agricultural vehicle

A van and a Massey Ferguson agricultural vehicle were involved in a crash on the B3220 in Torridge at 12:54 on Thursday 21 July 2022. A 56-year-old female passenger in the van was seriously injured and the 82-year-old male driver of the van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Jul 2022
Thursday, 12:54
Vehicles
2
Van and Massey Ferguson
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.84474, longitude -3.89325, in the EX18 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Torridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022501201331
Council area
Torridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3220
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

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, 149 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Massey Ferguson

    Agricultural vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    6,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 82, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious

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 2022501201331 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torridge road accident statistics for 2022.