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Fatal C road crash in Broadland NR7 on 10 December 2003 at 21:13 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on a C road in Broadland at 21:13 on Wednesday 10 December 2003. A 23-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Astra was killed and the 37-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Dec 2003
Wednesday, 21:13
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Nissan Micra
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.64847, longitude 1.34087, in the NR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Norwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Crome, Norwich, NR7 9TW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Broadland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003360020233
Council area
Broadland
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 November 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 2003360020233 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broadland road accident statistics for 2003.