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Serious B3179 crash in East Devon on 21 May 2023 at 18:40 involving a Triumph Daytona motorcycle

A Triumph Daytona motorcycle and a Mercedes E Class were involved in a crash on the B3179 in East Devon at 18:40 on Sunday 21 May 2023. The 40-year-old male rider of the Triumph Daytona motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 May 2023
Sunday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Triumph Daytona and Mercedes E Class
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.6692, longitude -3.37242, in the EX5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Woodbury & Lympstone, East Devon, EX5 1JL area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023501310210
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3179
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
3180

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
Less 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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 2 March 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Daytona

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    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
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    675 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes E Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Daytona)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023501310210 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.