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Fatal A52 crash in Boston on 8 April 1992 at 12:33 involving an Austin Montego

An Austin Montego and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A52 in Boston at 12:33 on Wednesday 8 April 1992. The 27-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle, a 78-year-old female passenger in the Austin Montego and a 64-year-old male passenger in the Austin Montego were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Apr 1992
Wednesday, 12:33
Vehicles
2
Austin Montego and Suzuki
Casualties
5
3 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.98624, longitude 0.00958, in the PE21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199232A026592
Council area
Boston
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
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
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 December 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    83 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,127 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

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 199232A026592 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Boston road accident statistics for 1992.