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Fatal A46 crash in West Lindsey on 1 December 1986 at 23:05 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A46 in West Lindsey at 23:05 on Monday 1 December 1986. The 54-year-old male driver of vehicle 2, the 21-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and an 18-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1 were killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Dec 1986
Monday, 23:05
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.67491, longitude -0.25916, in the PE6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198632E107786
Council area
West Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
46
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 231 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 April 1997.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 198632E107786 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lindsey road accident statistics for 1986.