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Fatal A17 crash in Boston on 3 June 1992 at 05:59 involving a Peugeot 309

A Peugeot 309, a MAN lorry and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A17 in Boston at 05:59 on Wednesday 3 June 1992. The 34-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 309 was killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Jun 1992
Wednesday, 05:59
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 309 and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.88408, longitude -0.06501, in the PE20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199232A041392
Council area
Boston
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
17
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 November 1985.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 309)

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 199232A041392 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.