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Fatal A52 crash in South Kesteven on 15 January 1990 at 17:15 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus crashed on the A52 in South Kesteven at 17:15 on Monday 15 January 1990. A 37-year-old female passenger was killed and twelve other people were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Jan 1990
Monday, 17:15
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
13
1 killed, 12 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9129, longitude -0.30317, in the NG34 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199032B004090
Council area
South Kesteven
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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 4 July 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (13)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 37, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 23, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 199032B004090 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 1990.