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Fatal A52 crash in Boston on 1 October 1990 at 16:42 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A bicycle and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A52 in Boston at 16:42 on Monday 1 October 1990. The 16-year-old female cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Oct 1990
Monday, 16:42
Vehicles
2
Bicycle and Ford Transit
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.92434, longitude -0.16586, in the PE20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199032A087090
Council area
Boston
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Human crossing control by other authorised person

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 6 December 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Female, aged 16, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 199032A087090 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Boston road accident statistics for 1990.