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A17 crash in Boston on 21 September 2014 at 13:41 involving a Citroen Xsara

A Citroen Xsara and a Rover 25 were involved in a crash on the A17 in Boston at 13:41 on Sunday 21 September 2014. The 63-year-old female driver of the Rover 25, the 82-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xsara and a 79-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Xsara were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Sep 2014
Sunday, 13:41
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xsara and Rover 25
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.97035, longitude -0.18899, in the PE20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Swineshead and Holland Fen, Boston, PE20 3PJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014320051406
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
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
1121

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
Estimated chance it was serious
13%
Estimated chance it was slight
87%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 May 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xsara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 25)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

    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 2014320051406 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 2014.