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Serious A18 crash in West Lindsey on 14 December 1992 at 18:17 involving a Ford Capri

A Ford Capri and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on the A18 in West Lindsey at 18:17 on Monday 14 December 1992. The 43-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
14 Dec 1992
Monday, 18:17
Vehicles
2
Ford Capri and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.65848, longitude -0.32975, in the PE6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199232E068792
Council area
West Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
18
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 August 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Capri

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

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 199232E068792 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.