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B1172 crash in South Norfolk on 5 February 2003 at 18:20 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Renault 19 were involved in a crash on the B1172 in South Norfolk at 18:20 on Wednesday 5 February 2003. The 31-year-old female driver of the Renault 19 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Feb 2003
Wednesday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Renault 19
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60146, longitude 1.19652, in the NR9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hethersett. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hethersett, South Norfolk, NR9 3AX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003360014613
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1172
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 July 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,799 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 19)

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 2003360014613 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.