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Fatal A149 crash in North Norfolk on 4 August 1996 at 21:27 involving an MG MGB

An MG MGB and a Nissan were involved in a crash on the A149 in North Norfolk at 21:27 on Sunday 4 August 1996. The 35-year-old male driver of the MG MGB and a 46-year-old female passenger in the MG MGB were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Aug 1996
Sunday, 21:27
Vehicles
2
MG MGB and Nissan
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.95328, longitude 1.00139, in the NR25 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199636G960478
Council area
North Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
149
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 58 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 November 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG MGB

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    3,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,270 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG MGB)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG MGB)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan)

    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 199636G960478 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Norfolk road accident statistics for 1996.