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A11 crash in South Norfolk on 6 January 2003 at 02:42 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry crashed on the A11 in South Norfolk at 02:42 on Monday 6 January 2003. The 29-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jan 2003
Monday, 02:42
Vehicles
1
Mercedes
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60412, longitude 1.23778, in the NR4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cringleford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cringleford, South Norfolk, NR4 6TS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003360014161
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
11
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 May 2015.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    11,946 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Mercedes)

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 2003360014161 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Norfolk road accident statistics for 2003.