Fatal A151 crash in South Holland on 8 August 2006 at 13:50 involving a Renault Clio
A Renault Clio and a van were involved in a crash on the A151 in South Holland at 13:50 on Tuesday 8 August 2006. The 42-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio was killed and a 38-year-old male passenger in the Renault Clio was seriously injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 8 Aug 2006
- Tuesday, 13:50
- Vehicles
- 2
- Renault Clio and van
- Casualties
- 2
- 1 killed, 1 seriously injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.80005, longitude -0.02999, in the PE12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Whaplode. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whaplode and Holbeach St John's, South Holland, PE12 6TJ area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in South Holland
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 200632B233106
- Council area
- South Holland
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Lincolnshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 151
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- 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
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 January 2005.
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the A151 in South Holland, 25 January 2005
14 m awayRef 200532B009005
Slight
Lorry crash on the A151 in South Holland, 6 January 1989
22 m awayRef 198932A001589
Serious
Car crash on the A151 in South Holland, 1 May 1987
22 m awayRef 198732A046687
Slight
Car crash on the A151 in South Holland, 14 December 1980
22 m awayRef 198032A136780
Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A151 in South Holland, 18 September 2003
58 m awayRef 200332B156203
Slight
Rover Metro crash on the A151 in South Holland, 7 March 2002
71 m awayRef 200232B031902
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Renault Clio
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 42 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,390 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 15 years
Vehicle 2: Van
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
FatalMale, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SeriousMale, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
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 200632B233106 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Holland road accident statistics for 2006.