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B1102 crash in West Suffolk on 9 July 2008 at 20:23 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Fiat Marea were involved in a crash on the B1102 in West Suffolk at 20:23 on Wednesday 9 July 2008. The 17-year-old female driver of the Renault Clio and the 43-year-old male driver of the Fiat Marea were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
9 Jul 2008
Wednesday, 20:23
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Fiat Marea
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.34436, longitude 0.51054, in the IP28 postcode district and within the built-up area of Mildenhall. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mildenhall Kingsway & Market, West Suffolk, IP28 7LW area accident hotspot. 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
200837B040225
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1102
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, 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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 January 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Marea

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Marea)

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 200837B040225 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.