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A11 crash in West Suffolk on 13 April 2008 at 14:50 involving a Honda Accord

Five vehicles, including a Honda Accord and a car, were involved in a crash on the A11 in West Suffolk at 14:50 on Sunday 13 April 2008. All seven casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Apr 2008
Sunday, 14:50
Vehicles
5
Honda Accord and 4 others
Casualties
7
7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.39039, longitude 0.68674, in the IP24 postcode district. The location was in the former Forest Heath district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200837B030626
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
11
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 September 2003.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda Accord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,850 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,589 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 5: Chrysler

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    3,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volkswagen Passat)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Chrysler)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Rover 400 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 200837B030626 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 2008.