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Fatal A146 crash in South Norfolk on 19 February 2004 at 16:30 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A146 in South Norfolk at 16:30 on Thursday 19 February 2004. The 85-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf was killed and the 56-year-old female driver of the Ford Mondeo and an 80-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Golf were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Feb 2004
Thursday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.52616, longitude 1.48096, in the NR14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Loddon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Loddon & Chedgrave, South Norfolk, NR14 6LB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004360021525
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
146
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 7 October 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    85 years
    Engine capacity
    1,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 85, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    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 2004360021525 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Norfolk road accident statistics for 2004.