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Fatal A17 crash in Boston on 13 November 2017 at 05:44 involving a Renault Megane

A Renault Megane and a Honda CBR1100XX motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A17 in Boston at 05:44 on Monday 13 November 2017. The 50-year-old male rider of the Honda CBR1100XX motorcycle was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Nov 2017
Monday, 05:44
Vehicles
2
Renault Megane and Honda CBR1100XX
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.89828, longitude -0.10788, in the PE20 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Five Village, Boston, PE20 2EW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017320494142
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
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
1397

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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, 2 metres away, was a fatal crash on 15 October 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda CBR1100XX

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,062 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 50, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda CBR1100XX)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2017320494142 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 2017.