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Serious A1304 crash in West Suffolk on 20 September 2003 at 12:30 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306 and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A1304 in West Suffolk at 12:30 on Saturday 20 September 2003. The 43-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 14-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Sep 2003
Saturday, 12:30
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 306 and motorcycle
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.24567, longitude 0.40915, in the CB8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Newmarket. It is one of the crashes that make up the Newmarket East, West Suffolk, CB8 8EG area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Forest Heath district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200337B017573
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1304
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
142

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 October 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 14, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 200337B017573 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.