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Fatal A17 crash in North Kesteven on 30 January 1987 at 09:35 involving a lorry

A lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the A17 in North Kesteven at 09:35 on Friday 30 January 1987. The 79-year-old male driver of the car was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Jan 1987
Friday, 09:35
Vehicles
2
Lorry and car
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.03088, longitude -0.52074, 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
198732B010187
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
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1429

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 December 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 198732B010187 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 1987.