Two teenagers killed in crash on Suffolk 60mph road
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 07:02 · Archive
Two teenagers died in a two-car crash on Debenham Road in Little Stonham, Suffolk on 18 October.
A man and a woman, both in their late teens, died on Sunday 18 October after a two-car crash on Debenham Road in Little Stonham, Suffolk. A red Peugeot 107 and a silver Volkswagen Passat collided. The Peugeot passenger died at the scene, while the driver died in hospital. The Passat occupants suffered minor injuries.
The tragedy has renewed a long-running campaign by locals to reduce the road's 60mph speed limit to 40mph. The Cut it to 40 group, representing residents, sent a report to Suffolk County Council two days before the crash highlighting safety concerns. Some 22,400 vehicles use the road each week, including farm vehicles, heavy goods vehicles and buses. The campaigners note the carriageway is two metres narrower than the Department for Transport's recommendation for mixed traffic.
There have now been seven recorded injury accidents on the road in the past three years. Simon Oldfield, spokesman for the Cut it to 40 group, said the road has become 'a commuter rat run between the A140 and Stowmarket', with traffic doubled by big housing developments and Gateway 14.
How it is being reported
- Tragic death of two teens raises fresh calls for changes to 60mph 'rat run'Calls have been made to change the speed on Debenham Road in Little Stonham following the death of two teenagers on October 18.East Anglian Daily Times · 21 Oct, 06:00
- Tragic death of two teens raises fresh calls for changes to 60mph 'rat run'Calls have been made to change the speed on Debenham Road in Little Stonham following the death of two teenagers on October 18.Ipswich Star · 21 Oct, 06:00
In this story: Debenham Road · Little Stonham · Suffolk · Cut it to 40 · Suffolk County Council · Simon Oldfield
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