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A14 crash in West Suffolk on 12 November 2003 at 10:08 involving an ERF lorry

An ERF lorry and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A14 in West Suffolk at 10:08 on Wednesday 12 November 2003. The 62-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa and a 62-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Nov 2003
Wednesday, 10:08
Vehicles
2
ERF and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.24946, longitude 0.36394, in the CB8 postcode district. 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
200337B018038
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
14
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: ERF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    11,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 200337B018038 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.