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A11 crash in West Suffolk on 14 March 2014 at 12:08 involving a DAF Trucks lorry

Five vehicles, including a DAF Trucks lorry and a Volkswagen Passat, were involved in a crash on the A11 in West Suffolk at 12:08 on Friday 14 March 2014. All five casualties were 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
14 Mar 2014
Friday, 12:08
Vehicles
5
DAF Trucks and 4 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38542, longitude 0.67244, in the IP24 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lakenheath, West Suffolk, IP24 3TW area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Forest Heath district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201437EA78979
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
11
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
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
10%
Estimated chance it was slight
90%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 16 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 May 2000.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    12,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 207

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 5: Ford Fusion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Passat)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Mondeo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Peugeot 207)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Peugeot 207)

    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 201437EA78979 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Suffolk road accident statistics for 2014.