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Fatal B1385 crash in East Suffolk on 14 November 2008 at 13:54 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306 crashed on the B1385 in East Suffolk at 13:54 on Friday 14 November 2008. The 22-year-old male driver was killed and a 19-year-old female passenger and a 19-year-old female passenger were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Nov 2008
Friday, 13:54
Vehicles
1
Peugeot 306
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.49926, longitude 1.75149, in the NR32 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lowestoft. The location was in the former Waveney district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200837L016303
Council area
East Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1385
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 March 2007.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    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 200837L016303 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Suffolk road accident statistics for 2008.