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Fatal B1096 crash in Huntingdonshire on 4 August 2002 at 01:15 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Saab 900 were involved in a crash on the B1096 in Huntingdonshire at 01:15 on Sunday 4 August 2002. The 30-year-old male driver of the Saab 900 was killed, two other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Aug 2002
Sunday, 01:15
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Saab 900
Casualties
5
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.44879, longitude -0.10354, in the PE26 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ramsey. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, PE26 1AF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Huntingdonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002350385102
Council area
Huntingdonshire
Police force
Cambridgeshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Cambridgeshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1096
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 6 February 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 900

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 900)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 900)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 900)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 900)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 900)

    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 2002350385102 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Huntingdonshire road accident statistics for 2002.