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A1 crash in South Kesteven on 12 April 2005 at 13:00 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry and a DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry were involved in a crash on the A1 in South Kesteven at 13:00 on Tuesday 12 April 2005. The 51-year-old male driver of the MAN lorry, the 47-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry and a 49-year-old male passenger in the DAF Trucks FA 45LF lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Apr 2005
Tuesday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
MAN and DAF Trucks FA 45LF
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.97439, longitude -0.72996, in the NG32 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200532B506705
Council area
South Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
22%
Estimated chance it was slight
78%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 73 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 August 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    4,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks FA 45LF

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    3,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (MAN)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks FA 45LF)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks FA 45LF)

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 200532B506705 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Kesteven road accident statistics for 2005.