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Serious B1390 crash in South Holland on 7 February 2003 at 22:55 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B1390 in South Holland at 22:55 on Friday 7 February 2003. The 17-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Feb 2003
Friday, 22:55
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.77014, longitude 0.10905, in the PE12 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Holland

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200332B023103
Council area
South Holland
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1390
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 61 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 July 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Previous accident
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Telegraph or electricity pole
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 200332B023103 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Holland road accident statistics for 2003.