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Fatal A30 crash in Teignbridge on 14 November 2025 at 17:45 involving a Volkswagen Transporter van

A Volkswagen Transporter van crashed on the A30 in Teignbridge at 17:45 on Friday 14 November 2025. The 63-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Nov 2025
Friday, 17:45
Vehicles
1
Volkswagen Transporter
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.72334, longitude -3.62026, in the EX4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Teignbridge

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501668770
Council area
Teignbridge
Police force
Devon and Cornwall
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Devon

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
30
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 March 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Transporter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 63, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Transporter)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025501668770 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Teignbridge road accident statistics for 2025.