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Serious unclassified road crash in East Devon EX8 on 28 April 2023 at 08:20 involving a Ford Fiesta

Four vehicles, including a Ford Fiesta and a Fiat 500, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Devon at 08:20 on Friday 28 April 2023. The 16-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and the 53-year-old female driver of the Fiat 500 were seriously injured and a 22-year-old male passenger in the Fiat 500 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Apr 2023
Friday, 08:20
Vehicles
4
Ford Fiesta and 3 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.64141, longitude -3.38432, in the EX8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exmouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Exmouth Brixington, East Devon, EX8 4LD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023501304598
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 April 2024.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat 500

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 3008

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Volvo XC90

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,969 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat 500)

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

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat 500)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2023501304598 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 2023.