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A47 crash in Broadland on 23 May 2008 at 17:35 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Citroen C4 were involved in a crash on the A47 in Broadland at 17:35 on Friday 23 May 2008. The 41-year-old male driver of the Citroen C4 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 May 2008
Friday, 17:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Citroen C4
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.62542, longitude 1.37651, in the NR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Norwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thorpe St Andrew South East, Broadland, NR7 0GE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Broadland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2008360046952
Council area
Broadland
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
47
Road type
Dual carriageway
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
47

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
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 August 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering from slip road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

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 2008360046952 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broadland road accident statistics for 2008.