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Serious A147 crash in Norwich on 4 November 2005 at 16:24 involving a Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle

A Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A147 in Norwich at 16:24 on Friday 4 November 2005. The 37-year-old male rider of the Suzuki GSXR 1000 motorcycle was seriously 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
4 Nov 2005
Friday, 16:24
Vehicles
2
Suzuki GSXR 1000 and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.62839, longitude 1.30653, in the NR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Norwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, NR1 4FB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Norwich

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005360032253
Council area
Norwich
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
147
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
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 12 February 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki GSXR 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

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

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Suzuki GSXR 1000)

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 2005360032253 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Norwich road accident statistics for 2005.