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Fatal A52 crash in South Kesteven on 4 July 1990 at 11:10 involving a Mercedes lorry

A Mercedes lorry and a Rover Metro were involved in a crash on the A52 in South Kesteven at 11:10 on Wednesday 4 July 1990. A 64-year-old female passenger in the Rover Metro was killed and the 64-year-old male driver of the Rover Metro was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Jul 1990
Wednesday, 11:10
Vehicles
2
Mercedes and Rover Metro
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.92784, longitude -0.70426, in the NG32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199032B071690
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 December 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Metro)

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 199032B071690 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.