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A11 crash in Breckland on 2 July 2007 at 13:42 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the A11 in Breckland at 13:42 on Monday 2 July 2007. The 72-year-old male driver of the Renault Laguna and the 46-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Discovery were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jul 2007
Monday, 13:42
Vehicles
2
Renault Laguna and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.43215, longitude 0.74019, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007360042136
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
11
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
134

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

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 2007360042136 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 2007.