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A158 crash in West Lindsey on 4 August 2002 at 14:16 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Renault Clio were involved in a crash on the A158 in West Lindsey at 14:16 on Sunday 4 August 2002. The 18-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio, an 18-year-old female passenger in the Renault Clio and a 13-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Aug 2002
Sunday, 14:16
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Renault Clio
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.2626, longitude -0.44871, in the LN2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Nettleham, West Lindsey, LN3 4EA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200232D109102
Council area
West Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
158
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Clio)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    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 200232D109102 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 2002.