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Serious A12 crash in Great Yarmouth on 27 May 2000 at 15:57 involving a Hyundai Accent

A Hyundai Accent, a Mercedes 190 and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the A12 in Great Yarmouth at 15:57 on Saturday 27 May 2000. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 May 2000
Saturday, 15:57
Vehicles
3
Hyundai Accent and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.61114, longitude 1.71496, in the NR31 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Great Yarmouth

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200036G000442
Council area
Great Yarmouth
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
12
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 February 2022.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai Accent

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,341 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Accent)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai Accent)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

    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 200036G000442 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Great Yarmouth road accident statistics for 2000.