Serious B6403 crash in South Kesteven on 30 September 1990 at 14:01 involving a Ford Escort
A Ford Escort and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the B6403 in South Kesteven at 14:01 on Sunday 30 September 1990. There were six casualties: three people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in the rain on a single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 30 Sep 1990
- Sunday, 14:01
- Vehicles
- 2
- Ford Escort and Austin Montego
- Casualties
- 6
- 3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.95041, longitude -0.55623, in the NG32 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 199032B100490
- Council area
- South Kesteven
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 6403
- 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
- Raining, no high winds
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 26 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 8 February 2019.
Serious
Volkswagen Polo crash on the B6403 in South Kesteven, 8 February 2019
26 m awayRef 2019320067399
Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B6403 in South Kesteven, 5 January 2024
28 m awayRef 2024320010478
Slight
BMW IX crash on the B6403 in South Kesteven, 9 August 2025
74 m awayRef 2025320467632
Slight
Van crash on the B6403 in South Kesteven, 28 May 1988
100 m awayRef 198832B062388
Slight
Bus crash on the B6403 in South Kesteven, 29 September 1989
141 m awayRef 198932B088389
Slight
Audi 100 crash on the B6403 in South Kesteven, 1 September 1999
141 m awayRef 199932B011419
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Ford Escort
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 72 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,597 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
Vehicle 2: Austin Montego
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside
- Hit object off carriageway
- Entered ditch
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 36 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 3 years
Casualties (6)
Casualty 1: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)
Casualty 4: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
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 199032B100490 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.