Serious crash on the B3247 - 26 Dec 1984

Accident reference 198450B521966

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 26 December 1984 at 11:58 a serious collision occurred near B3247 involving 1 vehicle and 3 casualties (2 slight, 1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as other. Road surface conditions were frost or ice. Lighting was described as darkness - no lighting.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 60 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198450B521966
Police Reference 50B521966
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 3
Police Force Devon & Cornwall

Road & Location Details

First Road B3247
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 60 mph
Local Authority District 590

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions Other
Road Surface Conditions Frost or ice
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead left-hand bend

Driver Information

Age 25
Sex Male

Casualties (3)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 25
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 30
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 18
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.