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Serious A1071 crash in Babergh on 7 February 2003 at 19:30 involving a Citroen Xantia

A Citroen Xantia and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A1071 in Babergh at 19:30 on Friday 7 February 2003. The 46-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xantia, the 19-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 16-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Feb 2003
Friday, 19:30
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xantia and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.02775, longitude 0.83071, in the CO10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Babergh

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200337B015960
Council area
Babergh
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1071
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 45 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xantia)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 200337B015960 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Babergh road accident statistics for 2003.