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Serious unclassified road crash in West Suffolk IP31 on 31 July 2024 at 18:46 involving a Nissan Interstar van

A Nissan Interstar van and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in West Suffolk at 18:46 on Wednesday 31 July 2024. The 22-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was seriously injured and the 35-year-old male driver of the Nissan Interstar van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
31 Jul 2024
Wednesday, 18:46
Vehicles
2
Nissan Interstar and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.27302, longitude 0.787, in the IP31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Great Barton. It is one of the crashes that make up the The Fornhams & Great Barton, West Suffolk, IP31 2NZ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former St Edmundsbury district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Suffolk

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024371475246
Council area
West Suffolk
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
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
143

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 May 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Interstar

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    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
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Interstar)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Serious injury band
    Very serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2024371475246 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Suffolk road accident statistics for 2024.