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Serious A389 crash in Cornwall on 29 October 2024 at 06:40 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota Corolla were involved in a crash on the A389 in Cornwall at 06:40 on Tuesday 29 October 2024. The 38-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf was seriously injured and the 37-year-old male driver of the Toyota Corolla and a 59-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Corolla were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Oct 2024
Tuesday, 06:40
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Toyota Corolla
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.50173, longitude -4.77619, in the PL30 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024501510024
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
389
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Very serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 68 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 June 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Corolla)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2024501510024 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.