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A15 crash in North Kesteven on 18 July 2003 at 00:05 involving a Volkswagen

A Volkswagen and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A15 in North Kesteven at 00:05 on Friday 18 July 2003. The 21-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jul 2003
Friday, 00:05
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.19845, longitude -0.53666, in the LN4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Bracebridge Heath. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bracebridge Heath, North Kesteven, LN4 2NB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200332D105103
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
15
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
1131

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 March 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen)

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 200332D105103 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 2003.