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Serious A17 crash in North Kesteven on 29 November 1990 at 21:00 involving a Ford Sierra

Four vehicles, including a Ford Sierra and a Toyota Starlet, were involved in a crash on the A17 in North Kesteven at 21:00 on Thursday 29 November 1990. The 21-year-old male driver of the Toyota Starlet and a 31-year-old male passenger in the Toyota Starlet were seriously injured and a 24-year-old female passenger in the Ford Sierra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Nov 1990
Thursday, 21:00
Vehicles
4
Ford Sierra and 3 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.0595, longitude -0.58243, in the LN5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199032B124890
Council area
North Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
17
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 26 May 1980.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Starlet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199032B124890 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Kesteven road accident statistics for 1990.