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Serious unclassified road crash in North Kesteven NG34 on 16 January 1996 at 16:20 involving a bicycle

A bicycle crashed on an unclassified road in North Kesteven at 16:20 on Tuesday 16 January 1996. The 73-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Jan 1996
Tuesday, 16:20
Vehicles
1
Bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9985, longitude -0.41515, in the NG34 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sleaford.

Map of where the crash happened in North Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199632B001076
Council area
North Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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 unlit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 34 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 January 2022.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 73, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)

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 199632B001076 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 1996.