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A30 crash in East Devon on 31 December 2025 at 18:50 involving a Land Rover Freelander

A Land Rover Freelander, an Audi A3 and a Peugeot 206 were involved in a crash on the A30 in East Devon at 18:50 on Wednesday 31 December 2025. All five casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2025
Wednesday, 18:50
Vehicles
3
Land Rover Freelander and 2 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 50.77158, longitude -3.28567, in the EX11 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Devon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025501693473
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
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
Fog or mist
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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Over 100 km

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 206)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A3)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Over 100 km

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2025501693473 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.