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A1066 crash in South Norfolk on 6 July 2007 at 06:20 involving a DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry

A DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A1066 in South Norfolk at 06:20 on Friday 6 July 2007. The 43-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Jul 2007
Friday, 06:20
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks FA 45LF and lorry
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.36805, longitude 1.13011, in the IP22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Diss. It is one of the crashes that make up the Diss & Roydon, South Norfolk, IP22 4JW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007360042243
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1066
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
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
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 September 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FA 45LF

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks FA 45LF)

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 2007360042243 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Norfolk road accident statistics for 2007.