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A14 crash in Babergh on 26 June 2014 at 08:17 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane, two Ford Focus cars and a Citroen Xsara were involved in a crash on the A14 in Babergh at 08:17 on Thursday 26 June 2014. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jun 2014
Thursday, 08:17
Vehicles
4
Renault Megane and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.02695, longitude 1.16553, in the IP9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Orwell, Babergh, IP9 2AA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Babergh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201437EA81512
Council area
Babergh
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
14
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
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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 2014.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    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
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Focus

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 4: Citroen Xsara

    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
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Citroen Xsara)

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 201437EA81512 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Babergh road accident statistics for 2014.