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Serious A158 crash in West Lindsey on 20 November 1990 at 17:47 involving a Volvo lorry

Five vehicles, including a Volvo lorry and a Peugeot 205, were involved in a crash on the A158 in West Lindsey at 17:47 on Tuesday 20 November 1990. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was 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
20 Nov 1990
Tuesday, 17:47
Vehicles
5
Volvo and 4 others
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.25371, longitude -0.51157, in the LN2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199032E083490
Council area
West Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
158
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 June 1994.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Chevette

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,256 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Triumph Dolomite

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,854 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 5: Rover Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Chevette)

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Triumph Dolomite)

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 199032E083490 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.