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A17 crash in Boston on 7 July 2009 at 08:50 involving an Iveco lorry

An Iveco lorry, a Ford Transit Connect van and a Land Rover Freelander were involved in a crash on the A17 in Boston at 08:50 on Tuesday 7 July 2009. The 42-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit Connect van and the 35-year-old female driver of the Land Rover Freelander were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Jul 2009
Tuesday, 08:50
Vehicles
3
Iveco and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.88194, longitude -0.0566, in the PE20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200932C187309
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
17
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Other
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Iveco

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    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
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    5,880 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit Connect

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go 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
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Land Rover Freelander

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go 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
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,795 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit Connect)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Land Rover Freelander)

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 200932C187309 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 2009.