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Fatal A39 crash in Cornwall on 28 April 2023 at 22:20 involving a car

A car crashed on the A39 in Cornwall at 22:20 on Friday 28 April 2023. A 24-year-old female passenger was killed and the 24-year-old male driver was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fog or mist on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Apr 2023
Friday, 22:20
Vehicles
1
Car
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.89903, longitude -4.48202, in the EX23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023501302151
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
39
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 77 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 August 2008.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    27 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    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 2023501302151 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 2023.