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A39 crash in Cornwall on 20 May 2025 at 16:00 involving a BMW X1

A BMW X1 and a Fiat Ducato van were involved in a crash on the A39 in Cornwall at 16:00 on Tuesday 20 May 2025. The 44-year-old male driver of the Fiat Ducato van, the 83-year-old male driver of the BMW X1 and an 82-year-old female passenger in the BMW X1 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 May 2025
Tuesday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
BMW X1 and Fiat Ducato
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.78579, longitude -4.53477, in the EX23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501592584
Council area
Cornwall
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
39
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 June 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW X1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Ducato

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Ducato)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW X1)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW X1)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 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 2025501592584 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.