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Fatal B1398 crash in West Lindsey on 15 February 1992 at 01:35 involving a Mazda 626

A Mazda 626 crashed on the B1398 in West Lindsey at 01:35 on Saturday 15 February 1992. The 32-year-old male driver and a 38-year-old female passenger were killed and two other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Feb 1992
Saturday, 01:35
Vehicles
1
Mazda 626
Casualties
4
2 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40487, longitude -0.59655, in the DN21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199232E008092
Council area
West Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1398
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 16 December 1992.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 626

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mazda 626)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199232E008092 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 1992.