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Serious A30 crash in East Devon on 26 November 2022 at 14:50 involving a Vauxhall Crossland

A Vauxhall Crossland, a Mitsubishi Asx and a Kia Rio were involved in a crash on the A30 in East Devon at 14:50 on Saturday 26 November 2022. There were nine casualties: five people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Nov 2022
Saturday, 14:50
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Crossland and 2 others
Casualties
9
5 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.85739, longitude -3.11748, in the EX14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022501249486
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining with 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, 27 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 April 2012.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Crossland

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mitsubishi Asx

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Kia Rio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Crossland)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Asx)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Kia Rio)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Crossland)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 91, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Crossland)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Kia Rio)

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

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Asx)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Asx)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mitsubishi Asx)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2022501249486 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2022.