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B1178 crash in South Kesteven on 17 August 1998 at 17:03 involving an Iveco-Ford

An Iveco-Ford and a Suzuki TL 1000 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B1178 in South Kesteven at 17:03 on Monday 17 August 1998. The 31-year-old male rider of the Suzuki TL 1000 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Aug 1998
Monday, 17:03
Vehicles
2
Iveco-Ford and Suzuki TL 1000
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9124, longitude -0.64197, in the NG31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Grantham.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199832B007598
Council area
South Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1178
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 January 1987.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco-Ford

    Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    5,861 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki TL 1000

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    996 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Suzuki TL 1000)

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 199832B007598 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.