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Serious A15 crash in South Kesteven on 10 October 1998 at 20:08 involving a Renault 5

A Renault 5 and a Peugeot 309 were involved in a crash on the A15 in South Kesteven at 20:08 on Saturday 10 October 1998. The 20-year-old male driver of the Renault 5 and the 64-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 309 were seriously injured and a 38-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 309 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Oct 1998
Saturday, 20:08
Vehicles
2
Renault 5 and Peugeot 309
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.77008, longitude -0.37692, in the PE10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bourne.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199832B009618
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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 17 January 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,397 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 5)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 309)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 309)

    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 199832B009618 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.