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Unclassified road crash in Torbay TQ4 on 22 May 2025 at 09:20 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and a Hyundai i30 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Torbay at 09:20 on Thursday 22 May 2025. The 83-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Swift and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Suzuki Swift 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
22 May 2025
Thursday, 09:20
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and Hyundai i30
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.41363, longitude -3.58956, in the TQ4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Paignton.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501594047
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Zebra crossing

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 serious injury crash on 24 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Hyundai i30

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,582 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Swift)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2025501594047 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.