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Fatal B1115 crash in Babergh on 29 November 2016 at 13:00 involving a goods vehicle

A goods vehicle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the B1115 in Babergh at 13:00 on Tuesday 29 November 2016. The 72-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Nov 2016
Tuesday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
Goods vehicle and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.15201, longitude 0.92082, in the IP7 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Babergh

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016370131979
Council area
Babergh
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1115
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 17 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 June 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 72, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    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 2016370131979 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 2016.