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A15 crash in South Kesteven on 6 February 1998 at 09:20 involving a Leyland DAF FT 75 lorry

A Leyland DAF FT 75 lorry and a Ford Transit bus were involved in a crash on the A15 in South Kesteven at 09:20 on Friday 6 February 1998. An 80-year-old female passenger in the Ford Transit bus, an 80-year-old female passenger in the Ford Transit bus and an 80-year-old female passenger in the Ford Transit bus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Feb 1998
Friday, 09:20
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FT 75 and Ford Transit
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.68124, longitude -0.324, in the PE6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Market Deeping.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199832B001008
Council area
South Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
15
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 2021.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FT 75

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 199832B001008 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Kesteven road accident statistics for 1998.