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Fatal A158 crash in West Lindsey on 14 November 1995 at 13:05 involving a Volvo 340

Four vehicles, including a Volvo 340 and a Ford Escort, were involved in a crash on the A158 in West Lindsey at 13:05 on Tuesday 14 November 1995. The 70-year-old male driver of the Volvo 340 was killed and four other people were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
14 Nov 1995
Tuesday, 13:05
Vehicles
4
Volvo 340 and 3 others
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.28532, longitude -0.38446, in the LN3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199532E005055
Council area
West Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
158
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 April 1981.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 340

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 4: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 340)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Nissan Primera)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, van occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Transit)

    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 199532E005055 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lindsey road accident statistics for 1995.