B3212 crash in Exeter on 23 November 2023 at 18:00 involving a Toyota Prius taxi
A Toyota Prius taxi and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the B3212 in Exeter at 18:00 on Thursday 23 November 2023. The 35-year-old male driver of the Toyota Prius taxi was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 23 Nov 2023
- Thursday, 18:00
- Vehicles
- 2
- Toyota Prius and Vauxhall Corsa
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.73276, longitude -3.4886, in the EX4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Exeter. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mincinglake and Whipton, Exeter, EX4 8AY area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Exeter
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2023501378233
- Council area
- Exeter
- Police force
- Devon and Cornwall
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Devon
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 3212
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 July 2017.
Slight
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Exeter, 16 July 2017
7 m awayRef 2017500206825
Slight
Vehicle crash on the B3212 in Exeter, 30 August 1985
8 m awayRef 198550D211770
Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the B3212 in Exeter, 24 August 2010
8 m awayRef 201050DE2E007
Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B3212 in Exeter, 9 September 2025
13 m awayRef 2025501639515
Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the B3212 in Exeter, 1 September 2005
23 m awayRef 200550D21L315
Serious
Motorcycle crash on the B3212 in Exeter, 13 October 1982
23 m awayRef 198250D211853
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Toyota Prius
Taxi or private hire car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 35 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,798 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Hybrid electric
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 27 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,398 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 35, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Prius)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% 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 2023501378233 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Exeter road accident statistics for 2023.