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Unclassified road crash in Boston PE21 on 15 December 1996 at 16:40 involving a Rover SD1

A Rover SD1 and a Nissan Sunny were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Boston at 16:40 on Sunday 15 December 1996. The 19-year-old female driver of the Nissan Sunny and a 21-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Sunny were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Dec 1996
Sunday, 16:40
Vehicles
2
Rover SD1 and Nissan Sunny
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.96727, longitude -0.03896, in the PE21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Boston.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199632A009976
Council area
Boston
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 57 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 October 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover SD1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Sunny

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Sunny)

    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 199632A009976 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 1996.