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Unclassified road crash in West Suffolk IP28 on 16 February 2016 at 08:16 involving a Volvo C70

A Volvo C70 and a Mercedes SLK Class were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Suffolk at 08:16 on Tuesday 16 February 2016. The 59-year-old female driver of the Mercedes SLK Class was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Feb 2016
Tuesday, 08:16
Vehicles
2
Volvo C70 and Mercedes SLK Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.36602, longitude 0.50829, in the IP28 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mildenhall Queensway, West Suffolk, IP28 7AT 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
2016370051016
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 34 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 December 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo C70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,948 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes SLK Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South 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
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    2,295 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes SLK Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

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 2016370051016 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 2016.