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Fatal A1073 crash in South Holland on 29 October 1993 at 08:30 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and an Austin Montego were involved in a crash on the A1073 in South Holland at 08:30 on Friday 29 October 1993. The 39-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra was killed and the 29-year-old female driver of the Austin Montego was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 Oct 1993
Friday, 08:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Austin Montego
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.66987, longitude -0.16323, in the PE6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Holland

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199332A008343
Council area
South Holland
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1073
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1040

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 58 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 January 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Montego)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 199332A008343 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Holland road accident statistics for 1993.