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B1144 crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 19 December 2018 at 16:45 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a Piaggio Fly motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B1144 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 16:45 on Wednesday 19 December 2018. The 19-year-old male rider of the Piaggio Fly motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 Dec 2018
Wednesday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and Piaggio Fly
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.74612, longitude 0.40511, in the PE30 postcode district and within the built-up area of King's Lynn. It is one of the crashes that make up the St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE30 5RD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018360353755
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
B
First road number
1144
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
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, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 3 September 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio Fly

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio Fly)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most 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 2018360353755 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 2018.