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Fatal A52 crash in Boston on 29 May 2002 at 06:35 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on the A52 in Boston at 06:35 on Wednesday 29 May 2002. The 19-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 15-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta and a 15-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were killed, five other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
29 May 2002
Wednesday, 06:35
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Ford Transit
Casualties
10
3 killed, 5 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.98661, longitude 0.04464, in the PE22 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200232C070202
Council area
Boston
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 November 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (10)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, minibus occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

    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 200232C070202 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Boston road accident statistics for 2002.