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Serious C road crash in Mid Suffolk IP6 on 18 November 2015 at 17:25 involving a Renault Trafic minibus

A Renault Trafic minibus and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on a C road in Mid Suffolk at 17:25 on Wednesday 18 November 2015. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Nov 2015
Wednesday, 17:25
Vehicles
2
Renault Trafic and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14483, longitude 1.08234, in the IP6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Claydon & Barham, Mid Suffolk, IP6 8LP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Mid Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201537EA95366
Council area
Mid Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 December 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Trafic

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Trafic)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Trafic)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Trafic)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 67, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Trafic)

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 201537EA95366 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Mid Suffolk road accident statistics for 2015.