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A57 crash in West Lindsey on 27 February 1990 at 14:45 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the A57 in West Lindsey at 14:45 on Tuesday 27 February 1990. The 65-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Feb 1990
Tuesday, 14:45
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.2662, longitude -0.65507, in the LN1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Saxilby.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199032E012890
Council area
West Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
57
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1241

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 December 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

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 199032E012890 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lindsey road accident statistics for 1990.