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Unclassified road crash in Norwich NR1 on 29 May 2021 at 22:45 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206 and a Mercedes Vito taxi were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Norwich at 22:45 on Saturday 29 May 2021. The 30-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 206 and the 50-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Vito taxi were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 May 2021
Saturday, 22:45
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 206 and Mercedes Vito
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.62971, longitude 1.31222, in the NR1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Norwich. It is one of the crashes that make up the Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, NR1 4FB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Norwich

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021361062201
Council area
Norwich
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South 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
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Vito

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Vito)

    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 2021361062201 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 2021.