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B1112 crash in West Suffolk on 28 October 2003 at 17:20 involving a Mercedes 190

A Mercedes 190 and a Honda motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B1112 in West Suffolk at 17:20 on Tuesday 28 October 2003. The 18-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Oct 2003
Tuesday, 17:20
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 190 and Honda
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38089, longitude 0.52658, in the IP27 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lakenheath, West Suffolk, IP27 9BD 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200337B017922
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1112
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
C

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 15 August 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    2,599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Honda)

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 200337B017922 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.