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Serious A1074 crash in Norwich on 9 March 2018 at 21:50 involving a Vauxhall Insignia

A Vauxhall Insignia hit a pedestrian on the A1074 in Norwich at 21:50 on Friday 9 March 2018. A 15-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Mar 2018
Friday, 21:50
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Insignia
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.64354, longitude 1.21908, in the NR5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Norwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9JJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Norwich

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018360277190
Council area
Norwich
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1074
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 December 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 15, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018360277190 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Norwich road accident statistics for 2018.