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Serious B1135 crash in South Norfolk on 3 September 1992 at 17:20 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry, a Bedford bus and a Renault Trafic van were involved in a crash on the B1135 in South Norfolk at 17:20 on Thursday 3 September 1992. The 67-year-old male driver of the Bedford bus was seriously injured and the 25-year-old male driver of the Mercedes lorry was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Sep 1992
Thursday, 17:20
Vehicles
3
Mercedes and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52358, longitude 1.20112, in the NR15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992360021712
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1135
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    10,964 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    2,068 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 67, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

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 1992360021712 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 1992.