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Serious A631 crash in West Lindsey on 17 January 2017 at 07:55 involving a Vauxhall Insignia

A Vauxhall Insignia and an Iveco Daily van were involved in a crash on the A631 in West Lindsey at 07:55 on Tuesday 17 January 2017. A 57-year-old male passenger in the Iveco Daily van was seriously injured and a 37-year-old male passenger in the Iveco Daily van and a 52-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Insignia were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Jan 2017
Tuesday, 07:55
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Insignia and Iveco Daily
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.40408, longitude -0.74158, in the DN21 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Gainsborough East, West Lindsey, DN21 1QB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in West Lindsey

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017320054741
Council area
West Lindsey
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
631
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
B
Second road number
1433

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 19 March 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco Daily

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    2,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Iveco Daily)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 57, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Iveco Daily)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most 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 2017320054741 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Lindsey road accident statistics for 2017.