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Serious A1121 crash in Boston on 8 August 1993 at 21:41 involving a Renault 25

A Renault 25 and a Rover Maestro were involved in a crash on the A1121 in Boston at 21:41 on Sunday 8 August 1993. All eight casualties were seriously injured.

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
Serious
Date
8 Aug 1993
Sunday, 21:41
Vehicles
2
Renault 25 and Rover Maestro
Casualties
8
8 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.97687, longitude -0.13236, in the PE20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199332A005973
Council area
Boston
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1121
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 August 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 25)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Maestro)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 25)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 25)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 25)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Maestro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Maestro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover Maestro)

    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 199332A005973 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 1993.