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A379 crash in Torbay on 30 April 2025 at 07:44 involving a Triumph Street Triple motorcycle

A Triumph Street Triple motorcycle and a DAF Trucks lorry were involved in a crash on the A379 in Torbay at 07:44 on Wednesday 30 April 2025. The 58-year-old male rider of the Triumph Street Triple motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
30 Apr 2025
Wednesday, 07:44
Vehicles
2
Triumph Street Triple and DAF Trucks
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.4026, longitude -3.56524, in the TQ4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Paignton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Churston with Galmpton, Torbay, TQ5 0LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501583740
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
3022

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

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, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 22 January 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Triumph Street Triple

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    675 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    4,462 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Triumph Street Triple)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least 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 2025501583740 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Torbay road accident statistics for 2025.