Serious Volvo 940 crash on an unclassified road in Torridge - 8 Jan 2003

Accident reference 200350C42A181

Serious Accident

Accident summary

On Wednesday 8 January 2003 at 18:20 a serious collision occurred near an unclassified road, Torridge involving 1 vehicle (volvo 940) and 1 casualty (1 serious) Weather at the time was recorded as snowing no high winds. Road surface conditions were snow. Lighting was described as darkness - no lighting. A police officer attended the scene.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 60 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway
  • Junction: T or staggered junction
  • Setting: Rural

Location

Fatal
Serious
Slight
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Coordinates: 50.839918, -4.204125

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 200350C42A181
Police Reference 50C42A181
Date & Time
Wednesday
Severity Serious
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Devon & Cornwall
Police Officer Attended Yes

Road & Location Details

Area Type Rural
First Road Unclassified road
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 60 mph
Trunk Road Yes
Local Authority District 588
Highway Authority E10000008
LSOA Code E01020301

Junction Information

Junction Detail T or staggered junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Darkness - no lighting
Weather Conditions Snowing no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Snow
Special Conditions Road sign or marking defective or obscured
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Make/Model VOLVO 940
Vehicle Age 7 years
Engine Capacity 1986cc
Fuel Type Petrol
Manoeuvre Turning left

Driver Information

Age 63
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Passenger
Severity Serious
Type Unknown
Age 68
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Car Passenger Rear seat passenger

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Data Source

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