Reduced speed limit on the road where the Duke of Edinburgh crashed

The road where the duke is Edinburgh Being involved in a car accident is reducing the speed limit by 10 mph.

Philip At the age of 97, he flipped his Land Rover Freelander after colliding with a Land Rover Freelander on January 17, 2019 That When he drove onto the A149 in Norfolk.

The Duke said he was dazzled by the dim sun and was not injured, while the driver and passenger of the other car, two women, needed hospital treatment.

The Duke apologized for his part in the crash, close to the Queen’s Sandringham And take the initiative to hand over the driver’s license. He has not faced charges.

The Norfolk County Council stated that after negotiations last year, the A149 speed limit will be reduced from 60 mph to 50 mph.

This change will affect the main roads between Babingley and Dersingham roundabouts and between Snettisham and Heacham.

The City Council stated that the busy A149 highway runs between the town of King’s Lynn and the north coast of Norfolk, and the injury records on both sections are very poor.

The southern section between Babingley and the B1440 roundabout has recorded 8 personal injury accidents in the past five years, of which 1 was classified as a serious accident.

In the past five years, there have been 10 personal injuries in the northern region between Paper Hall Farm and Heacham, including one death and two other serious collisions.

The Duke’s collision in 2019 occurred at the Babingley intersection

Member of the Cabinet responsible for highways, infrastructure and transportation, MP Martin Wilby said: “Sadly, this part of the A149 has had many serious accidents due to speeding, so I welcome this change to help make more than 14,000 vehicles The route is safer to use it every day.