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Serious A18 crash in North Lincolnshire on 26 October 2006 at 15:56 involving an Audi A6

A car and an Audi A6 were involved in a crash on the A18 in North Lincolnshire at 15:56 on Thursday 26 October 2006. The 34-year-old male driver of the car was seriously injured and the 26-year-old male driver of the Audi A6 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Oct 2006
Thursday, 15:56
Vehicles
2
Car and Audi A6
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.58738, longitude -0.72887, in the DN15 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gunness. It is one of the crashes that make up the Axholme North, North Lincolnshire, DN17 3BE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lincolnshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2006160B04340
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years

  • Vehicle 2: Audi A6

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Audi A6)

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 2006160B04340 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 2006.