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Fatal A18 crash in East Lindsey on 25 August 1990 at 17:26 involving a motorcycle

A motorcycle and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A18 in East Lindsey at 17:26 on Saturday 25 August 1990. The 22-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 38-year-old female passenger on the motorcycle were killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Aug 1990
Saturday, 17:26
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and other vehicle
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.44708, longitude -0.07716, in the DN36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199032C067090
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
18
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, 100 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 June 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 38, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

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 199032C067090 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lindsey road accident statistics for 1990.