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Fatal B3296 crash in Cornwall on 14 October 2024 at 08:35 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and two Alexander Dennis buses were involved in a crash on the B3296 in Cornwall at 08:35 on Monday 14 October 2024. The 30-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 1-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were killed and four other people were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Oct 2024
Monday, 08:35
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
6
2 killed, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.02235, longitude -5.22051, in the TR12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024501503529
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
3296
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 June 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Alexander Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    6,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 3 (Alexander Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger
    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 2024501503529 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.