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Fatal A18 crash in North Lincolnshire on 17 December 2004 at 05:37 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry and a Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A18 in North Lincolnshire at 05:37 on Friday 17 December 2004. The 19-year-old male rider of the Peugeot Speedfight motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 40 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
17 Dec 2004
Friday, 05:37
Vehicles
2
MAN and Peugeot Speedfight
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.56645, longitude -0.6167, in the DN16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Scunthorpe. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ashby Lakeside, North Lincolnshire, DN16 1RP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lincolnshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2004160B06100
Council area
North Lincolnshire
Police force
Humberside
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
18
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
18

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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 31 May 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    12,816 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot Speedfight

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Peugeot Speedfight)

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 2004160B06100 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.