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Serious A15 crash in North Kesteven on 30 September 1993 at 19:00 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Orion were involved in a crash on the A15 in North Kesteven at 19:00 on Thursday 30 September 1993. The 36-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and the 27-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
30 Sep 1993
Thursday, 19:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and Ford Orion
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.06876, longitude -0.45974, in the LN4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199332B008013
Council area
North Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
15
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 September 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,699 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Orion)

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 199332B008013 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Kesteven road accident statistics for 1993.