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A148 crash in North Norfolk on 17 April 2011 at 11:28 involving a Suzuki Swift

A Suzuki Swift and an Audi A3 were involved in a crash on the A148 in North Norfolk at 11:28 on Sunday 17 April 2011. The 61-year-old male driver of the Audi A3 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Apr 2011
Sunday, 11:28
Vehicles
2
Suzuki Swift and Audi A3
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.84478, longitude 0.84869, in the NR21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lancaster North, North Norfolk, NR21 9QW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011360060771
Council area
North Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
148
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 June 2011.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,490 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A3

    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A3)

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 2011360060771 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Norfolk road accident statistics for 2011.