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A1302 crash in West Suffolk on 23 December 2018 at 09:45 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a Honda Jazz were involved in a crash on the A1302 in West Suffolk at 09:45 on Sunday 23 December 2018. A 43-year-old female passenger in the Honda Jazz and a 10-year-old male passenger in the Honda Jazz were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2018
Sunday, 09:45
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and Honda Jazz
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.25585, longitude 0.67366, in the IP28 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the The Fornhams & Great Barton, West Suffolk, IP28 6LG area accident hotspot. The location was in the former St Edmundsbury district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018370355605
Council area
West Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1302
Road type
Dual 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
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
Raining, 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, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 July 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Jazz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,339 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Jazz)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Jazz)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2018370355605 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Suffolk road accident statistics for 2018.