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Fatal A11 crash in East Cambridgeshire on 28 November 1998 at 01:00 involving a Ford Fiesta van

A Ford Fiesta van and an Iveco-Ford lorry were involved in a crash on the A11 in East Cambridgeshire at 01:00 on Saturday 28 November 1998. A 21-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta van was killed, one other person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Nov 1998
Saturday, 01:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Iveco-Ford
Casualties
5
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.30215, longitude 0.4757, in the IP28 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Cambridgeshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998350599998
Council area
East Cambridgeshire
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Highway authority
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
11
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 58 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 August 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

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 1998350599998 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Cambridgeshire road accident statistics for 1998.