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Serious B1140 crash in Broadland on 25 October 2023 at 20:17 involving a Volkswagen Beetle

A Volkswagen Beetle and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the B1140 in Broadland at 20:17 on Wednesday 25 October 2023. There were seven casualties: one person was seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Oct 2023
Wednesday, 20:17
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Beetle and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
7
1 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.67363, longitude 1.44027, in the NR13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Broadland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023361367095
Council area
Broadland
Police force
Norfolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Norfolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1140
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 August 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Beetle

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Beetle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    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 2023361367095 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broadland road accident statistics for 2023.