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Serious A1076 crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 18 January 2002 at 13:20 involving a Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle

A Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A1076 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 13:20 on Friday 18 January 2002. The 35-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle was seriously injured and a 32-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki GS 500 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jan 2002
Friday, 13:20
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GS 500 and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.75682, longitude 0.42512, in the PE30 postcode district and within the built-up area of King's Lynn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Springwood, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE30 4DY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200236K020106
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
1076
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 May 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GS 500

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    487 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GS 500)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GS 500)

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 200236K020106 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 2002.