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Fatal B1113 crash in Mid Suffolk on 7 December 2005 at 21:16 involving a Rover 200 Series

A Rover 200 Series and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B1113 in Mid Suffolk at 21:16 on Wednesday 7 December 2005. The 18-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series was killed and the 18-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Dec 2005
Wednesday, 21:16
Vehicles
2
Rover 200 Series and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.09483, longitude 1.09224, in the IP8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200537G018919
Council area
Mid Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1113
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 July 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,391 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 200 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

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 200537G018919 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.