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Fatal B1174 crash in South Kesteven on 28 July 1979 at 11:10 involving a lorry

A vehicle, a lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the B1174 in South Kesteven at 11:10 on Saturday 28 July 1979. A 20-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1 was killed, four other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Jul 1979
Saturday, 11:10
Vehicles
3
Lorry and 2 others
Casualties
6
1 killed, 4 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.94913, longitude -0.67833, in the NG32 postcode district and within the built-up area of Great Gonerby.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197932B079079
Council area
South Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1174
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 1991.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Other tow
    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 1 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Lorry)

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 197932B079079 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Kesteven road accident statistics for 1979.