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M181 crash in North Lincolnshire on 18 September 2004 at 01:18 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the M181 in North Lincolnshire at 01:18 on Saturday 18 September 2004. The 19-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort and the 41-year-old male driver of the Volvo lorry were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Sep 2004
Saturday, 01:18
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Volvo
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.56663, longitude -0.70534, in the DN17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lincolnshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004160B04170
Council area
North Lincolnshire
Police force
Humberside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
181
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
14%
Estimated chance it was slight
86%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 60 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 August 2009.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

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

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

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 2004160B04170 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Lincolnshire road accident statistics for 2004.