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Fatal A17 crash in North Kesteven on 10 October 1997 at 08:50 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series, a Volkswagen Golf and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A17 in North Kesteven at 08:50 on Friday 10 October 1997. The 27-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Oct 1997
Friday, 08:50
Vehicles
3
BMW 3 Series and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.02347, longitude -0.5031, in the NG34 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199732B009267
Council area
North Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
17
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 November 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,766 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 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 199732B009267 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 1997.