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Fatal A14 crash in Mid Suffolk on 4 April 1999 at 16:35 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Kawasaki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A14 in Mid Suffolk at 16:35 on Sunday 4 April 1999. The 48-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle was killed and the 74-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 74-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Apr 1999
Sunday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Kawasaki
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.2166, longitude 0.95941, in the IP14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199937B005508
Council area
Mid Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
14
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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 slight injury crash on 30 April 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 48, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 199937B005508 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Suffolk road accident statistics for 1999.