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Fatal A17 crash in North Kesteven on 19 December 1982 at 16:50 involving a car

Four cars were involved in a crash on the A17 in North Kesteven at 16:50 on Sunday 19 December 1982. The 38-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
19 Dec 1982
Sunday, 16:50
Vehicles
4
Car and 3 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9806, longitude -0.2603, in the NG34 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198232B153082
Council area
North Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
17
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 1 August 1985.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • 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 198232B153082 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Kesteven road accident statistics for 1982.