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Serious A149 crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 20 June 1997 at 14:57 involving a Citroen Xantia

A Citroen Xantia, a Nissan Sunny and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the A149 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 14:57 on Friday 20 June 1997. There were eight casualties: two people were seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Jun 1997
Friday, 14:57
Vehicles
3
Citroen Xantia and 2 others
Casualties
8
2 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.83251, longitude 0.49254, in the PE31 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199736K970666
Council area
King's Lynn and West 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 April 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Sunny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xantia)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xantia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xantia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199736K970666 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accident statistics for 1997.