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Serious B1527 crash in South Norfolk on 30 July 2003 at 17:40 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A Suzuki motorcycle crashed on the B1527 in South Norfolk at 17:40 on Wednesday 30 July 2003. The 49-year-old male rider and a 14-year-old male passenger were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Jul 2003
Wednesday, 17:40
Vehicles
1
Suzuki
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.49776, longitude 1.32044, in the NR15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003360017740
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1527
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 209 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 March 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    937 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki)

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 2003360017740 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.