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Fatal B1136 crash in South Norfolk on 14 January 1985 at 10:20 involving a lorry

A lorry and a van were involved in a crash on the B1136 in South Norfolk at 10:20 on Monday 14 January 1985. The 42-year-old male driver of the van was killed.

It happened in daylight in snow on a single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Jan 1985
Monday, 10:20
Vehicles
2
Lorry and van
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51988, longitude 1.51181, in the NR14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1985360020056
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1136
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

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
Daylight
Weather
Snowing, no high winds
Road surface
Snow

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 June 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 42, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 1985360020056 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Norfolk road accident statistics for 1985.