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Serious unclassified road crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk PE38 on 9 July 2003 at 21:31 involving a Gilera Ice 50 motorcycle

A Gilera Ice 50 motorcycle and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 21:31 on Wednesday 9 July 2003. The 29-year-old male rider of the Gilera Ice 50 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Jul 2003
Wednesday, 21:31
Vehicles
2
Gilera Ice 50 and Fiat Punto
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.60554, longitude 0.38662, in the PE38 postcode district and within the built-up area of Downham Market. It is one of the crashes that make up the East Downham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE38 9WE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003360017283
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
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 171 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 July 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Gilera Ice 50

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Gilera Ice 50)

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 2003360017283 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 2003.