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Unclassified road crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk PE36 on 31 October 2017 at 10:05 involving a Volkswagen Touran

A Volkswagen Touran and a Skoda Rapid were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 10:05 on Tuesday 31 October 2017. The 72-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Touran, the 45-year-old female driver of the Skoda Rapid and a 38-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Rapid were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Oct 2017
Tuesday, 10:05
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Touran and Skoda Rapid
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.93653, longitude 0.49225, in the PE36 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hunstanton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hunstanton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE36 5BW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017360239965
Council area
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

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
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

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, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Touran

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Rapid

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,197 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Touran)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Rapid)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Rapid)

    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 2017360239965 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk road accident statistics for 2017.