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Serious A134 crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 29 September 2000 at 07:49 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Rover Vitesse were involved in a crash on the A134 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 07:49 on Friday 29 September 2000. The 29-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra and the 46-year-old female driver of the Rover Vitesse were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Sep 2000
Friday, 07:49
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Rover Vitesse
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.56055, longitude 0.5394, in the PE33 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200036K001413
Council area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
134
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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, 14 metres away, was a fatal crash on 6 May 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Vitesse

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,675 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Vitesse)

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 200036K001413 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accident statistics for 2000.