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Fatal A16 crash in East Lindsey on 6 December 1997 at 18:05 involving a Peugeot 505

A Peugeot 505, another vehicle and a car were involved in a crash on the A16 in East Lindsey at 18:05 on Saturday 6 December 1997. A 25-year-old male passenger in the car was killed, three other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
6 Dec 1997
Saturday, 18:05
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 505 and 2 others
Casualties
7
1 killed, 3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.15703, longitude 0.06391, in the PE23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in East Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199732C008927
Council area
East Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
16
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 505

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    2,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, other vehicle occupant, in vehicle 2 (Other vehicle)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 505)

    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 199732C008927 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.