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A1078 crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 20 February 1991 at 12:44 involving a Skoda Rapid

A Skoda Rapid, a Ford Cortina and a Nissan Bluebird were involved in a crash on the A1078 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 12:44 on Wednesday 20 February 1991. The 46-year-old female driver of the Ford Cortina was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Feb 1991
Wednesday, 12:44
Vehicles
3
Skoda Rapid and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.76454, longitude 0.40061, in the PE30 postcode district and within the built-up area of King's Lynn.

Map of where the crash happened in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991360050316
Council area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1078
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 March 1992.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Rapid

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Cortina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Bluebird

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Cortina)

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 1991360050316 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accident statistics for 1991.