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Fatal A1031 crash in East Lindsey on 21 January 1997 at 19:40 involving a Ford Granada

A Ford Granada, a Volvo 340 and an Audi 80 were involved in a crash on the A1031 in East Lindsey at 19:40 on Tuesday 21 January 1997. An 83-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 340 was killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
21 Jan 1997
Tuesday, 19:40
Vehicles
3
Ford Granada and 2 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.5066, longitude -0.02289, in the DN36 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199732C000397
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1031
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 82 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    2,933 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 340

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 340)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 340)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 340)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 199732C000397 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 1997.