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Serious A1066 crash in Breckland on 29 September 2005 at 08:04 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the A1066 in Breckland at 08:04 on Thursday 29 September 2005. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three 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
Serious
Date
29 Sep 2005
Thursday, 08:04
Vehicles
2
MAN and car
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.42927, longitude 0.74031, in the IP24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thetford Priory, Breckland, IP24 1HB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Breckland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005360031633
Council area
Breckland
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1066
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    4,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (MAN)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (MAN)

    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 2005360031633 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Breckland road accident statistics for 2005.