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A134 crash in Babergh on 4 May 1997 at 14:40 involving a Hyundai Lantra

A Hyundai Lantra and a Citroen XM were involved in a crash on the A134 in Babergh at 14:40 on Sunday 4 May 1997. A 32-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai Lantra and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Hyundai Lantra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 May 1997
Sunday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
Hyundai Lantra and Citroen XM
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.97133, longitude 0.86366, in the CO6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Babergh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199737B001028
Council area
Babergh
Police force
Suffolk
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
134
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1087

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 4 December 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Lantra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,795 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen XM

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,088 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Lantra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Lantra)

    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 199737B001028 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Babergh road accident statistics for 1997.