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Serious A1065 crash in West Suffolk on 16 November 1997 at 20:37 involving a Vauxhall Carlton

Six vehicles, including a Vauxhall Carlton and a Nissan Sunny, were involved in a crash on the A1065 in West Suffolk at 20:37 on Sunday 16 November 1997. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Nov 1997
Sunday, 20:37
Vehicles
6
Vauxhall Carlton and 5 others
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41148, longitude 0.58152, in the IP27 postcode district. The location was in the former Forest Heath district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199737B002170
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1065
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 December 1993.

Vehicles involved (6)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    2,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Sunny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Scania

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    14,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 5: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 6: Fiat Panda

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Carlton)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Fiat Panda)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Fiat Panda)

    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 199737B002170 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 1997.