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Fatal A143 crash in West Suffolk on 3 May 2007 at 13:05 involving a Fiat Panda

A Fiat Panda and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A143 in West Suffolk at 13:05 on Thursday 3 May 2007. The 86-year-old male driver of the Fiat Panda and a 61-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Panda were killed and a 63-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Panda was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 May 2007
Thursday, 13:05
Vehicles
2
Fiat Panda and lorry
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.27242, longitude 0.78295, in the IP31 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the The Fornhams & Great Barton, West Suffolk, IP31 2NZ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former St Edmundsbury district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200737B027895
Council area
West 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
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Panda

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    86 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    Yes
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 86, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Panda)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Panda)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Panda)

    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 200737B027895 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Suffolk road accident statistics for 2007.