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Serious A379 crash in Teignbridge on 17 March 2025 at 17:33 involving a Hyundai i20

A Hyundai i20 and a Toyota Yaris were involved in a crash on the A379 in Teignbridge at 17:33 on Monday 17 March 2025. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Mar 2025
Monday, 17:33
Vehicles
2
Hyundai i20 and Toyota Yaris
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.52989, longitude -3.50588, in the TQ14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501566520
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
379
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
Dry

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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i20

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i20)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i20)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i20)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2025501566520 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 2025.