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A1302 crash in West Suffolk on 6 December 1998 at 12:24 involving a Peugeot 205

A Peugeot 205 and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A1302 in West Suffolk at 12:24 on Sunday 6 December 1998. The 26-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 205, a 23-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 205 and a 12-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Dec 1998
Sunday, 12:24
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 205 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.2459, longitude 0.70711, in the IP33 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bury St Edmunds. The location was in the former St Edmundsbury district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199837B004745
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1302
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,700 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 205)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 199837B004745 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 1998.