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A607 crash in South Kesteven on 8 October 1987 at 12:47 involving a car

A car and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A607 in South Kesteven at 12:47 on Thursday 8 October 1987. The 17-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Oct 1987
Thursday, 12:47
Vehicles
2
Car and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.90146, longitude -0.65227, in the NG31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Grantham.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198732B149787
Council area
South Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
607
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

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 4 June 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

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

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 198732B149787 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 1987.