Fatal unclassified road crash in North Devon EX36 on 12 May 2025 at 14:27 involving a Honda Civic
A Honda Civic and a Scania lorry were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Devon at 14:27 on Monday 12 May 2025. The 22-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic was killed.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 12 May 2025
- Monday, 14:27
- Vehicles
- 2
- Honda Civic and Scania
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 killed
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.01869, longitude -3.86316, in the EX36 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in North Devon
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2025501589152
- Council area
- North Devon
- Police force
- Devon and Cornwall
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Devon
Road and location details
- First road class
- Unclassified
- 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
- Second road class
- Unclassified
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
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 January 1985.
Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in North Devon, 23 January 1985
13 m awayRef 198550C240056
Fatal
Honda crash on an unclassified road in North Devon, 25 February 2004
21 m awayRef 200450C24C282
Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in North Devon, 11 April 2022
127 m awayRef 2022501164637
Slight
Car crash on the B3227 in North Devon, 12 October 2005
289 m awayRef 200550C24N309
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the B3227 in North Devon, 21 December 2005
309 m awayRef 200550C24R079
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B3227 in North Devon, 11 November 2004
409 m awayRef 200450C24Q078
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Honda Civic
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- 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
- 22 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,493 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- Within 5 km
Vehicle 2: Scania
Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes
- Towing and articulation
- Articulated vehicle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North 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
- 56 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- 10 to 20 km
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
FatalMale, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Honda Civic)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% 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 2025501589152 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Devon road accident statistics for 2025.