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Unclassified road crash in Babergh CO10 on 18 May 1999 at 10:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Kawasaki motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Babergh at 10:00 on Tuesday 18 May 1999. The 35-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 May 1999
Tuesday, 10:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Kawasaki
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.03181, longitude 0.75033, in the CO10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sudbury.

Map of where the crash happened in Babergh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199937B005807
Council area
Babergh
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

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

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 20 February 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki)

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 199937B005807 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 1999.