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Fatal B1101 crash in Fenland on 17 November 2000 at 17:05 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Ford Transit lorry were involved in a crash on the B1101 in Fenland at 17:05 on Friday 17 November 2000. The 52-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo and a 24-year-old male passenger in the Ford Mondeo were killed and the 32-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit lorry was seriously 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
Fatal
Date
17 Nov 2000
Friday, 17:05
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Ford Transit
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.59134, longitude 0.10665, in the PE14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Fenland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2000350548200
Council area
Fenland
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1101
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, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 June 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

    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 2000350548200 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Fenland road accident statistics for 2000.