Serious crash on the A374 - 5 Mar 1984

Accident reference 198450E310485

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Monday 5 March 1984 at 10:58 a serious collision occurred near A374 involving 1 vehicle and 3 casualties (2 slight, 1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as darkness - lights unlit.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198450E310485
Police Reference 50E310485
Date & Time
Monday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 3
Police Force Devon & Cornwall

Road & Location Details

First Road A374
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 583

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - lights unlit
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 40
Sex Female

Casualties (3)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Driver or rider
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 40
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Casualty 2

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Slight
Type Unknown
Age 36
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Front seat passenger

Casualty 3

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Serious
Type Pedestrian
Age 52
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's nearside

Data Source

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