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Serious A52 crash in East Lindsey on 24 June 1996 at 17:50 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A52 in East Lindsey at 17:50 on Monday 24 June 1996. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Jun 1996
Monday, 17:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Volkswagen Passat
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.29951, longitude 0.28689, in the LN12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199632C004266
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 67 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 June 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,588 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199632C004266 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Lindsey road accident statistics for 1996.