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B3266 crash in Cornwall on 12 September 2024 at 14:52 involving a Volkswagen Tiguan

A Volkswagen Tiguan and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the B3266 in Cornwall at 14:52 on Thursday 12 September 2024. A 70-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Tiguan and the 70-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Tiguan 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
12 Sep 2024
Thursday, 14:52
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Tiguan and Audi A3
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.64937, longitude -4.68512, in the PL32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024501490700
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3266
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
B
Second road number
3263

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, 26 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 2024501490700 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.