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Fatal A607 crash in North Kesteven on 18 April 2000 at 16:22 involving a Toyota MR2

A Toyota MR2 and a Volvo 240 were involved in a crash on the A607 in North Kesteven at 16:22 on Tuesday 18 April 2000. A 78-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 240 was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Apr 2000
Tuesday, 16:22
Vehicles
2
Toyota MR2 and Volvo 240
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.14591, longitude -0.54099, in the LN5 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200032D004400
Council area
North Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
607
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 January 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota MR2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo 240

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 240)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota MR2)

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 240)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo 240)

    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 200032D004400 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Kesteven road accident statistics for 2000.