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A143 crash in Mid Suffolk on 31 July 2005 at 16:05 involving a Volkswagen Beetle

A Volkswagen Beetle and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A143 in Mid Suffolk at 16:05 on Sunday 31 July 2005. All four casualties were slightly 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
Slight
Date
31 Jul 2005
Sunday, 16:05
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Beetle and Ford Mondeo
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.34387, longitude 1.02987, in the IP22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200537B022964
Council area
Mid Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
143
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
B
Second road number
1113

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
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 October 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Beetle

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    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
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Beetle)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Mondeo)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200537B022964 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Suffolk road accident statistics for 2005.