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A145 crash in East Suffolk on 21 May 2018 at 11:40 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa, a Ford Galaxy and a car were involved in a crash on the A145 in East Suffolk at 11:40 on Monday 21 May 2018. The 20-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa, a 20-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa and a 3-year-old male passenger in the Ford Galaxy were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
21 May 2018
Monday, 11:40
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Corsa and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41241, longitude 1.57807, in the NR34 postcode district. The location was in the former Waveney district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018370300709
Council area
East Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
145
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 February 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Galaxy

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Galaxy)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2018370300709 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Suffolk road accident statistics for 2018.