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Fatal A157 crash in East Lindsey on 10 March 1997 at 07:20 involving a Ford Orion

Five vehicles, including a Ford Orion and a Mercedes lorry, were involved in a crash on the A157 in East Lindsey at 07:20 on Monday 10 March 1997. The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion was killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Mar 1997
Monday, 07:20
Vehicles
5
Ford Orion and 4 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.35105, longitude -0.20318, in the LN8 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199732C001357
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
157
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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 May 1987.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    5,958 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault 19

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 5: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    5,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 5 (Iveco-Ford)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 5 (Iveco-Ford)

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 199732C001357 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.