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A153 crash in South Kesteven on 23 August 1993 at 10:35 involving an Austin Metro

An Austin Metro and a Vauxhall Carlton were involved in a crash on the A153 in South Kesteven at 10:35 on Monday 23 August 1993. The 21-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro and the 31-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Carlton were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Aug 1993
Monday, 10:35
Vehicles
2
Austin Metro and Vauxhall Carlton
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.97985, longitude -0.53812, in the NG32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199332B006553
Council area
South Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
153
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6403

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, 38 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 30 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Carlton

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Carlton)

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 199332B006553 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Kesteven road accident statistics for 1993.