Serious A1120 crash in Mid Suffolk on 10 October 1992 at 17:46 involving a Renault 21
A Renault 21 and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the A1120 in Mid Suffolk at 17:46 on Saturday 10 October 1992. There were six casualties: three people were seriously injured and three were 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
- 10 Oct 1992
- Saturday, 17:46
- Vehicles
- 2
- Renault 21 and Austin Montego
- Casualties
- 6
- 3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.21101, longitude 1.23188, in the IP14 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Mid Suffolk
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 1992372261100
- Council area
- Mid Suffolk
- Police force
- Suffolk
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 1120
- 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, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 April 2015.
Slight
Car crash on the A1120 in Mid Suffolk, 22 April 2015
21 m awayRef 201537EA89806
Serious
Renault Fuego crash on the A1120 in Mid Suffolk, 23 September 1990
50 m awayRef 1990372105100
Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1120 in Mid Suffolk, 23 September 1992
100 m awayRef 1992372257200
Slight
Leyland Cars Mini crash on the A1120 in Mid Suffolk, 19 November 1993
141 m awayRef 1993372206500
Slight
Car crash on the A1120 in Mid Suffolk, 11 May 2008
166 m awayRef 200837L015606
Serious
Nissan NV400 crash on the A1120 in Mid Suffolk, 11 July 2022
174 m awayRef 2022371197859
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Renault 21
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 46 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,995 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Vehicle 2: Austin Montego
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 47 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Casualties (6)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 2: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SeriousMale, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 5: Driver
SlightMale, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 21)
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
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 1992372261100 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Suffolk road accident statistics for 1992.