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Unclassified road crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk PE31 on 9 June 2005 at 18:08 involving a Vauxhall Zafira

A Vauxhall Zafira and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 18:08 on Thursday 9 June 2005. The 63-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 57-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jun 2005
Thursday, 18:08
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Zafira and motorcycle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.90842, longitude 0.49888, in the PE31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Heacham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Heacham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE31 7SH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005360029697
Council area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Unclassified

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
Estimated chance it was serious
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 81 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 November 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, motorcyclist (125cc and under), 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 2005360029697 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accident statistics for 2005.