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B3286 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 collisions on the B3286 from 1979 to 1997, with 144 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 32 serious, and 2 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B3286 was on 17 December 1997.

Collisions since 1979
122
3,831st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
144
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
32
38 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
17 Dec 1997
Busiest year
1984
15 collisions

Crash severity on the B3286

On the B3286, 1.6% of collisions were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 1997

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious3226%
  • Slight8872%

Where the B3286 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,831st
Most casualties
3,968th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
3,541st

B3286 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3286 peaked at 15 in 1984, and none have been recorded since 1997.

Collisions and casualties on the B3286, 1979 to 1997

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
199711
199612
199511
199400
199300
199200
199100
199055
19891111
198879
198778
198688
198588
19841516
1983911
19821318
19811415
19801116
19791115

When crashes happen on the B3286

Friday has the most collisions on the B3286 (25), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (41).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (18%)
  • Tuesday16 (13%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday25 (20%)
  • Saturday20 (16%)
  • Sunday4 (3.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (1.6%)
  • 3am to 6am3 (2.5%)
  • 6am to 9am14 (11%)
  • 9am to noon17 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm21 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm41 (34%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight4 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (5.7%)
  • February4 (3.3%)
  • March16 (13%)
  • April9 (7.4%)
  • May6 (4.9%)
  • June11 (9%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August7 (5.7%)
  • September15 (12%)
  • October9 (7.4%)
  • November9 (7.4%)
  • December16 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight101 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3286 crashes

On the B3286, 97% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 72% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph118 (97%)
  • 60 mph3 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Other2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (72%)
  • Wet or damp33 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (17%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3286 crashes

Pedestrians make up 40% of the people killed or injured on the B3286, followed by motorcyclists (28%).

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian57 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (28%)
  • Car occupant30 (21%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car102 (54%)
  • Motorcycle47 (25%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (10%)
  • 16 to 2039 (27%)
  • 21 to 2520 (14%)
  • 26 to 3518 (13%)
  • 36 to 4517 (12%)
  • 46 to 559 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 659 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.9%)
  • Over 755 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider69 (48%)
  • Pedestrian57 (40%)
  • Passenger18 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B3286

Map of the 24 latest recorded crashes on the B3286

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3286 crashes by council area

All 122 collisions on the B3286 were in Cornwall.

Collisions on the B3286 in each area, 1979 to 1997
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall122144232

B3286 crashes by town

Of the 122 collisions on the B3286, 117 were in the built-up area of Truro.

Latest recorded crashes on the B3286

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B3286, from 26 March 1988 to 17 December 1997.

Severity