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Fatal B1117 crash in East Suffolk on 22 November 2000 at 11:20 involving a Land Rover Freelander

A car and a Land Rover Freelander were involved in a crash on the B1117 in East Suffolk at 11:20 on Wednesday 22 November 2000. The 59-year-old female driver of the car was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a muddy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Nov 2000
Wednesday, 11:20
Vehicles
2
Car and Land Rover Freelander
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.33228, longitude 1.4886, in the IP19 postcode district. The location was in the former Waveney district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200037L005018
Council area
East Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1117
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Mud
Carriageway hazards
Mud

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 135 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 22 August 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,795 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Freelander)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Freelander)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200037L005018 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Suffolk road accident statistics for 2000.