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A147 crash in Norwich on 18 April 2013 at 11:55 involving a Mercedes CLC Class

A Mercedes CLC Class and a Suzuki Splash were involved in a crash on the A147 in Norwich at 11:55 on Thursday 18 April 2013. The 60-year-old female driver of the Mercedes CLC Class and a 72-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Splash were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Apr 2013
Thursday, 11:55
Vehicles
2
Mercedes CLC Class and Suzuki Splash
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.62258, longitude 1.31156, in the NR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Norwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, NR1 1JE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Norwich

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013360070958
Council area
Norwich
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
147
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 June 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes CLC Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Splash

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes CLC Class)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Splash)

    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 2013360070958 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Norwich road accident statistics for 2013.