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Serious A140 crash in Norwich on 12 December 2002 at 05:46 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A140 in Norwich at 05:46 on Thursday 12 December 2002. The 32-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was seriously injured and the 38-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Dec 2002
Thursday, 05:46
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Renault Clio
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.64705, longitude 1.25958, in the NR3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Norwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mile Cross, Norwich, NR3 2BH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002360013685
Council area
Norwich
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
140
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 April 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

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 2002360013685 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Norwich road accident statistics for 2002.