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A144 crash in East Suffolk on 25 February 1992 at 07:35 involving a Bedford Midi van

Eleven vehicles, including a bus or coach and a Bedford Midi van, were involved in a crash on the A144 in East Suffolk at 07:35 on Tuesday 25 February 1992. The 50-year-old male driver of the Volvo 144 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Feb 1992
Tuesday, 07:35
Vehicles
11
Bedford Midi and 10 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.37546, longitude 1.50473, in the IP19 postcode district. The location was in the former Waveney district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992372212400
Council area
East Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
144
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 1994.

Vehicles involved (11)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bedford Midi

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 5: Talbot

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 6: Volvo 144

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 7: Bristol (BLMC)

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    10,450 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 8: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 9: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 10: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 11: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Volvo 144)

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 1992372212400 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Suffolk road accident statistics for 1992.