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Serious unclassified road crash in Babergh IP7 on 23 May 2019 at 17:27 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Babergh at 17:27 on Thursday 23 May 2019. There were five casualties: three people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 May 2019
Thursday, 17:27
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and Ford Escort
Casualties
5
3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.05047, longitude 0.95585, in the IP7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hadleigh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hadleigh South, Babergh, IP7 5ER area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019370845516
Council area
Babergh
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

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
T or staggered junction
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
Fine, no high winds
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, 62 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    30 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    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 2019370845516 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Babergh road accident statistics for 2019.