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Fatal A1071 crash in Babergh on 19 January 2008 at 12:46 involving a Citroen BX

A Citroen BX and a Ford Galaxy were involved in a crash on the A1071 in Babergh at 12:46 on Saturday 19 January 2008. The 75-year-old female driver of the Citroen BX was killed and the 33-year-old female driver of the Ford Galaxy and a 41-year-old female passenger in the Ford Galaxy were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Jan 2008
Saturday, 12:46
Vehicles
2
Citroen BX and Ford Galaxy
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.02869, longitude 0.8175, in the CO10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Assington, Babergh, CO10 5LD area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200837B029945
Council area
Babergh
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1071
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

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 serious injury crash on 22 December 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen BX)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Galaxy)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200837B029945 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Babergh road accident statistics for 2008.