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B1070 crash in Babergh on 4 August 2025 at 22:47 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Nissan Qashqai were involved in a crash on the B1070 in Babergh at 22:47 on Monday 4 August 2025. The 18-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Polo and an 18-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Aug 2025
Monday, 22:47
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Qashqai
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.04589, longitude 0.955, in the IP7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hadleigh. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hadleigh South, Babergh, IP7 5ER area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Babergh

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025371624742
Council area
Babergh
Police force
Suffolk
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Suffolk

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1070
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 November 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 2025371624742 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Babergh road accident statistics for 2025.