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Fatal B1183 crash in East Lindsey on 23 March 1993 at 22:02 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B1183 in East Lindsey at 22:02 on Tuesday 23 March 1993. The 17-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro and an 18-year-old male passenger in the Austin Metro were killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Mar 1993
Tuesday, 22:02
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.06082, longitude -0.04217, in the PE22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199332A002243
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1183
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 August 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199332A002243 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lindsey road accident statistics for 1993.