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A16 crash in Boston on 7 February 2005 at 19:03 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Citroen AX were involved in a crash on the A16 in Boston at 19:03 on Monday 7 February 2005. The 30-year-old female driver of the Renault Megane and the 24-year-old male driver of the Citroen AX were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Feb 2005
Monday, 19:03
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Citroen AX
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.97798, longitude -0.01937, in the PE21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Boston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Station, Boston, PE21 8QS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200532C012005
Council area
Boston
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
16
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 January 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen AX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen AX)

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 200532C012005 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Boston road accident statistics for 2005.