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A376 crash in East Devon on 29 September 2025 at 08:50 involving a Mazda MX-5

A Mazda MX-5 and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the A376 in East Devon at 08:50 on Monday 29 September 2025. A 56-year-old female passenger in the Mazda MX-5 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Sep 2025
Monday, 08:50
Vehicles
2
Mazda MX-5 and Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.71219, longitude -3.4621, in the EX5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Clyst Valley, East Devon, EX5 1QX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501648041
Council area
East Devon
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
376
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, 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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda MX-5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,839 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    7,698 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda MX-5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2025501648041 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Devon road accident statistics for 2025.