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Serious unclassified road crash in Ipswich IP2 on 11 March 2003 at 20:15 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Suzuki AP 50 motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Ipswich at 20:15 on Tuesday 11 March 2003. The 17-year-old male rider of the Suzuki AP 50 motorcycle was seriously 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
Serious
Date
11 Mar 2003
Tuesday, 20:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Suzuki AP 50
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.04134, longitude 1.14572, in the IP2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ipswich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bridge, Ipswich, IP2 8HY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200337G012385
Council area
Ipswich
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
Urban
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
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 February 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki AP 50

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki AP 50)

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 200337G012385 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Ipswich road accident statistics for 2003.