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Fatal A1402 crash in Norwich on 13 December 2003 at 07:59 involving a Suzuki Carry van

A Suzuki Carry van and a Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A1402 in Norwich at 07:59 on Saturday 13 December 2003. The 36-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle was killed and the 32-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Carry van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Dec 2003
Saturday, 07:59
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Carry and Kawasaki ZX636
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.64085, longitude 1.28854, in the NR3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Norwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mancroft, Norwich, NR2 4TW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003360020280
Council area
Norwich
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1402
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 4 December 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Carry

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki ZX636

    Motorcycle over 125cc

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Suzuki Carry)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 36, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki ZX636)

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 2003360020280 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Norwich road accident statistics for 2003.