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B1106 crash in West Suffolk on 19 January 1993 at 14:40 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5 and a Datsun Cherry were involved in a crash on the B1106 in West Suffolk at 14:40 on Tuesday 19 January 1993. The 69-year-old male driver of the Renault 5 and the 35-year-old female driver of the Datsun Cherry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Jan 1993
Tuesday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
Renault 5 and Datsun Cherry
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.44178, longitude 0.62655, in the IP27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brandon. The location was in the former Forest Heath district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993373400220
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1106
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 March 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,237 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Datsun Cherry

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Datsun Cherry)

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 1993373400220 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Suffolk road accident statistics for 1993.