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Serious A158 crash in East Lindsey on 1 September 1979 at 01:50 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A158 in East Lindsey at 01:50 on Saturday 1 September 1979. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Sep 1979
Saturday, 01:50
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.15215, longitude 0.33304, in the PE25 postcode district and within the built-up area of Skegness.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197932C075779
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
158
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 April 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 197932C075779 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lindsey road accident statistics for 1979.