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Fatal A143 crash in South Norfolk on 9 May 2014 at 13:44 involving a Vauxhall Meriva

A Vauxhall Meriva, a Renault Scenic and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A143 in South Norfolk at 13:44 on Friday 9 May 2014. The 81-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Meriva and a 76-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Meriva were killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 May 2014
Friday, 13:44
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Meriva and 2 others
Casualties
5
2 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47788, longitude 1.47517, in the NR35 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014360080128
Council area
South Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
143
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 January 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Meriva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Scenic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Meriva)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Scenic)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Scenic)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Meriva)

    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 2014360080128 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Norfolk road accident statistics for 2014.