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Serious unclassified road crash in West Suffolk IP27 on 10 April 2003 at 17:15 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Renault Laguna were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Suffolk at 17:15 on Thursday 10 April 2003. The 76-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and the 30-year-old female driver of the Renault Laguna were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Apr 2003
Thursday, 17:15
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Renault Laguna
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4422, longitude 0.63839, in the IP27 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brandon. The location was in the former Forest Heath district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200337B016339
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 March 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,783 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Laguna)

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 200337B016339 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Suffolk road accident statistics for 2003.