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Fatal A47 crash in Breckland on 18 December 2001 at 17:35 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A47 in Breckland at 17:35 on Tuesday 18 December 2001. The 43-year-old female driver of the Ford Transit minibus was killed and four other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Dec 2001
Tuesday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Ford Transit
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.66491, longitude 0.79275, in the PE37 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Breckland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200136K012268
Council area
Breckland
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
47
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 October 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 43, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 200136K012268 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Breckland road accident statistics for 2001.