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Unclassified road crash in Cornwall PL22 on 31 May 2025 at 13:00 involving a Seat Leon taxi

A Seat Leon taxi and a Mercedes Gla Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Cornwall at 13:00 on Saturday 31 May 2025. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 May 2025
Saturday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
Seat Leon and Mercedes Gla Class
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.41438, longitude -4.67731, in the PL22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Cornwall

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501596872
Council area
Cornwall
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
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 18 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 January 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Leon

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Gla Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Gla Class)

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

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 4, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 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 2025501596872 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.