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A1 crash in South Kesteven on 1 May 1998 at 13:56 involving a Fiat Ducato minibus

A lorry and a Fiat Ducato minibus were involved in a crash on the A1 in South Kesteven at 13:56 on Friday 1 May 1998. The 61-year-old male driver of the Fiat Ducato minibus, a 62-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Ducato minibus and a 36-year-old female passenger in the Fiat Ducato minibus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 May 1998
Friday, 13:56
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Fiat Ducato
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.81541, longitude -0.62006, in the NG33 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199832B004198
Council area
South Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 1979.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Ducato

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,929 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Ducato)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Ducato)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 36, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Ducato)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199832B004198 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.