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Fatal A1077 crash in North Lincolnshire on 9 October 1997 at 10:40 involving a Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry

A Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the A1077 in North Lincolnshire at 10:40 on Thursday 9 October 1997. The 68-year-old male driver of the Rover 200 Series was killed, a 65-year-old female passenger in the Rover 200 Series was seriously injured and the 52-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF FA 45 lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
9 Oct 1997
Thursday, 10:40
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FA 45 and Rover 200 Series
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.60368, longitude -0.68926, in the DN15 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lincolnshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199716B110475
Council area
North Lincolnshire
Police force
Humberside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1077
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 March 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FA 45

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Leyland DAF FA 45)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 200 Series)

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 199716B110475 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Lincolnshire road accident statistics for 1997.