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A18 crash in North Lincolnshire on 20 December 2012 at 07:59 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry, a Volkswagen Polo and a Citroen C4 were involved in a crash on the A18 in North Lincolnshire at 07:59 on Thursday 20 December 2012. The 22-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 2012
Thursday, 07:59
Vehicles
3
MAN and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.56475, longitude -0.60864, in the DN16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ashby Lakeside, North Lincolnshire, DN16 3UW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Lincolnshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012160B04931
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
2%
Estimated chance it was slight
98%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 5 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    4,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

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 2012160B04931 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 2012.