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Serious A379 crash in Plymouth on 25 April 2025 at 08:50 involving a Hyundai ix35

A Hyundai ix35 hit a pedestrian on the A379 in Plymouth at 08:50 on Friday 25 April 2025. A 10-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Apr 2025
Friday, 08:50
Vehicles
1
Hyundai ix35
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.37104, longitude -4.11735, in the PL4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Plymouth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sutton and Mount Gould, Plymouth, PL4 9PX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Plymouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501581804
Council area
Plymouth
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
379
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
A
Second road number
374

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Footbridge or subway

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 November 2006.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai ix35

    Car

    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
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,685 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 10, hit by vehicle 1 (Hyundai ix35)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from offside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2025501581804 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Plymouth road accident statistics for 2025.