A399 crash in North Devon on 1 May 2024 at 17:00 involving a Dacia Duster
A Dacia Duster, a Renault Clio and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on the A399 in North Devon at 17:00 on Wednesday 1 May 2024. All five casualties were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 1 May 2024
- Wednesday, 17:00
- Vehicles
- 3
- Dacia Duster and 2 others
- Casualties
- 5
- 5 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.18422, longitude -3.97566, in the EX31 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in North Devon
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2024501438330
- Council area
- North Devon
- Police force
- Devon and Cornwall
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Devon
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 399
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- T or staggered junction
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- C
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
- 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 19 August 2023.
Serious
Volkswagen T-Roc crash on the A399 in North Devon, 19 August 2023
35 m awayRef 2023501343412
Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A399 in North Devon, 5 April 2007
149 m awayRef 200750C31E008
Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A399 in North Devon, 1 February 2016
157 m awayRef 2016500044844
Slight
Citroen C2 crash on the A399 in North Devon, 19 August 2014
157 m awayRef 201450CI2G007
Slight
Car crash on the A399 in North Devon, 20 April 1984
168 m awayRef 198450C320158
Slight
Nissan Primera crash on the A39 in North Devon, 2 September 2003
180 m awayRef 200350C21P159
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Dacia Duster
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- Leaving the carriageway
- Nearside
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Personal business or leisure
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 41 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,461 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- Over 100 km
Vehicle 2: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Personal business or leisure
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 21 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,149 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 17 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- 10 to 20 km
Vehicle 3: Honda Civic
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Personal business or leisure
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,798 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% least deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- Over 100 km
Casualties (5)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
- Distance from home
- 10 to 20 km
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dacia Duster)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
- Distance from home
- Over 100 km
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dacia Duster)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
- Distance from home
- Over 100 km
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dacia Duster)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
- Distance from home
- Over 100 km
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Dacia Duster)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
- Distance from home
- Over 100 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 2024501438330 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 2024.