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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall PL13 on 22 October 2022 at 18:41 involving a Volkswagen ID3

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen ID3 and a Fiat Doblo, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 18:41 on Saturday 22 October 2022. The 79-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen ID3 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Oct 2022
Saturday, 18:41
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen ID3 and 3 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.34903, longitude -4.4511, in the PL13 postcode district and within the built-up area of Looe.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022501238091
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
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, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 May 1989.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen ID3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Doblo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 2008

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Fiat 500

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen ID3)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2022501238091 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 2022.