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Fatal unclassified road crash in East Lindsey PE23 on 5 October 1990 at 08:36 involving an MG Metro

An MG Metro and a Vauxhall Belmont were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in East Lindsey at 08:36 on Friday 5 October 1990. The 20-year-old male driver of the MG Metro was killed and the 39-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Belmont was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Oct 1990
Friday, 08:36
Vehicles
2
MG Metro and Vauxhall Belmont
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.17968, longitude 0.10541, in the PE23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199032C078690
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, 35 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 August 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,275 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Belmont

    Car

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG Metro)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Belmont)

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 199032C078690 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.