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B1440 crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 28 February 1997 at 16:55 involving a Rover Montego

A Rover Montego and a Land Rover were involved in a crash on the B1440 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 16:55 on Friday 28 February 1997. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Feb 1997
Friday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Rover Montego and Land Rover
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.85064, longitude 0.50249, in the PE31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dersingham.

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

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199736T970174
Council area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1440
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Montego)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Montego)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover)

    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 199736T970174 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.