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C road crash in West Lindsey LN3 on 4 January 1998 at 12:53 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Renault 25 were involved in a crash on a C road in West Lindsey at 12:53 on Sunday 4 January 1998. The 87-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort, the 49-year-old male driver of the Renault 25 and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Renault 25 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Jan 1998
Sunday, 12:53
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Renault 25
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.23505, longitude -0.45782, in the LN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cherry Willingham.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199832E000078
Council area
West Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 April 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    87 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 87, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 25)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault 25)

    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 199832E000078 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lindsey road accident statistics for 1998.