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Serious B1116 crash in East Suffolk on 22 December 2024 at 19:09 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Seat Ibiza were involved in a crash on the B1116 in East Suffolk at 19:09 on Sunday 22 December 2024. The 72-year-old female driver of the Seat Ibiza was seriously injured and the 25-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Dec 2024
Sunday, 19:09
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Seat Ibiza
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.20258, longitude 1.35053, 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
2024371533759
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
1116
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 7 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 June 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,199 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

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

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Ibiza)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 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 2024371533759 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 2024.