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Fatal B1113 crash in Mid Suffolk on 1 May 2009 at 23:47 involving a Citroen C5

A Citroen C5, a Ford Fiesta and a Honda Integra were involved in a crash on the B1113 in Mid Suffolk at 23:47 on Friday 1 May 2009. The 20-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was killed and four other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 May 2009
Friday, 23:47
Vehicles
3
Citroen C5 and 2 others
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.16384, longitude 1.03575, in the IP6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200937B042274
Council area
Mid Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1113
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
Dark, no street lighting
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 serious injury crash on 25 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,179 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Honda Integra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,990 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C5)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 200937B042274 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Suffolk road accident statistics for 2009.