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A30 crash in Cornwall on 25 March 2024 at 17:55 involving a Kia Picanto

A Kia Picanto and a Toyota Hilux were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 17:55 on Monday 25 March 2024. The 26-year-old male driver of the Toyota Hilux was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Mar 2024
Monday, 17:55
Vehicles
2
Kia Picanto and Toyota Hilux
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.57534, longitude -4.54543, in the PL15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024501424720
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 35 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 July 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Hilux

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Hilux)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

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 2024501424720 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 2024.