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A30 crash in Cornwall on 7 January 2025 at 10:57 involving a Vauxhall Astra van

A Vauxhall Astra van and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A30 in Cornwall at 10:57 on Tuesday 7 January 2025. The 53-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jan 2025
Tuesday, 10:57
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.51574, longitude -4.64933, in the PL30 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501538566
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
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

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, 18 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 August 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 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 2025501538566 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 2025.