Fatal A15 crash in South Kesteven on 8 November 2016 at 13:01 involving a Volvo bus
A bicycle and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on the A15 in South Kesteven at 13:01 on Tuesday 8 November 2016. The 60-year-old male cyclist was killed.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 8 Nov 2016
- Tuesday, 13:01
- Vehicles
- 2
- Bicycle and Volvo
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 killed
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.75171, longitude -0.36981, in the PE10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bourne Austerby, South Kesteven, PE10 0QU area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2016320360906
- Council area
- South Kesteven
- Police force
- Lincolnshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Lincolnshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 15
- 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
- Second road class
- Unclassified
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, 15 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 November 2025.
Serious
Suzuki Swift crash on the A15 in South Kesteven, 18 November 2025
15 m awayRef 2025320677482
Serious
Fiat Doblo crash on the A15 in South Kesteven, 24 September 2015
24 m awayRef 2015320098868
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A15 in South Kesteven, 26 September 2022
27 m awayRef 2022320578995
Slight
Citroen C4 crash on the A15 in South Kesteven, 6 April 2020
29 m awayRef 2020320179181
Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A15 in South Kesteven, 2 May 2002
30 m awayRef 200232B060702
Slight
Honda SH 125 crash on the A15 in South Kesteven, 2 March 2023
33 m awayRef 2023320129243
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 60 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Volvo
Bus or coach (17 or more seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- Leaving the carriageway
- Offside
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 43 years
- Engine capacity
- 9,360 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
FatalMale, aged 60, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
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 2016320360906 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Kesteven road accident statistics for 2016.