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Fatal A18 crash in North Lincolnshire on 2 December 1997 at 09:10 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A18 in North Lincolnshire at 09:10 on Tuesday 2 December 1997. The 82-year-old male cyclist was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Dec 1997
Tuesday, 09:10
Vehicles
2
Volvo and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.56457, longitude -0.60879, in the DN16 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lincolnshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199716B210579
Council area
North Lincolnshire
Police force
Humberside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
18
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other 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 serious injury crash on 31 December 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Fatal

    Male, aged 82, on vehicle 2 (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 199716B210579 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.