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A47 crash in Breckland on 27 October 2012 at 16:10 involving a Mazda 2

A Mazda 2, a Mercedes Sprinter and a Ford KA were involved in a crash on the A47 in Breckland at 16:10 on Saturday 27 October 2012. The 53-year-old male driver of the Mazda 2 and a 51-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in snow and high winds on an icy dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Oct 2012
Saturday, 16:10
Vehicles
3
Mazda 2 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.65402, longitude 0.64862, in the PE37 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Breckland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012360067713
Council area
Breckland
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
47
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Snowing with high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 61 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 April 2010.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,349 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    2,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 2)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2012360067713 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Breckland road accident statistics for 2012.