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Unclassified road crash in Torbay TQ3 on 17 June 2025 at 13:45 involving a Tesla Model S

A Tesla Model S hit a pedestrian on an unclassified road in Torbay at 13:45 on Tuesday 17 June 2025. An 86-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jun 2025
Tuesday, 13:45
Vehicles
1
Tesla Model S
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.44707, longitude -3.55728, in the TQ3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Paignton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Preston, Torbay, TQ3 2EY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501604128
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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, 47 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 June 1991.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Tesla Model S

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Footway (pavement)
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 86, hit by vehicle 1 (Tesla Model S)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    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 2025501604128 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.