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A379 crash in Torbay on 29 October 2025 at 17:20 involving a Kia Niro

A Kia Niro and a Mini Cooper were involved in a crash on the A379 in Torbay at 17:20 on Wednesday 29 October 2025. The 68-year-old female driver of the Kia Niro and a 20-year-old female passenger in the Mini Cooper were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Oct 2025
Wednesday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Kia Niro and Mini Cooper
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.39463, longitude -3.55373, in the TQ5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Churston with Galmpton, Torbay, TQ5 0LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Torbay

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501660975
Council area
Torbay
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
379
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
3022

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 February 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Niro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mini Cooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Niro)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mini Cooper)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2025501660975 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.