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Serious B1078 crash in East Suffolk on 9 June 2021 at 11:23 involving a Citroen C4

A Citroen C4 and a Toyota Hilux were involved in a crash on the B1078 in East Suffolk at 11:23 on Wednesday 9 June 2021. 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
9 Jun 2021
Wednesday, 11:23
Vehicles
2
Citroen C4 and Toyota Hilux
Casualties
5
3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.15667, longitude 1.30756, in the IP13 postcode district. The location was in the former Suffolk Coastal district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2021371054471
Council area
East Suffolk
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1078
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
Very 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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Hilux

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    2,393 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C4)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Hilux)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C4)

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

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2021371054471 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 2021.