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A47 crash in King's Lynn and West Norfolk on 11 December 2021 at 12:26 involving a Vauxhall Vivaro van

A Vauxhall Vivaro van, a Chevrolet Kalos and a car were involved in a crash on the A47 in King's Lynn and West Norfolk at 12:26 on Saturday 11 December 2021. A 55-year-old female passenger in the Chevrolet Kalos was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Dec 2021
Saturday, 12:26
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Vivaro and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.64888, longitude 0.17616, in the PE14 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Emneth & Outwell, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE14 0DL 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
2021361138942
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
A
First road number
47
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
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, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 January 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vivaro

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Chevrolet Kalos

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    1,399 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Chevrolet Kalos)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2021361138942 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 2021.