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Serious A16 crash in Boston on 12 May 2018 at 21:20 involving an Audi A5

Four vehicles, including an Audi A5 and a Volkswagen Beetle, were involved in a crash on the A16 in Boston at 21:20 on Saturday 12 May 2018. All four casualties were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 May 2018
Saturday, 21:20
Vehicles
4
Audi A5 and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.87409, longitude -0.09677, in the PE20 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Boston

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018320216956
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
16
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, 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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 2018.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Beetle

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,984 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

  • Vehicle 4: Goods vehicle

    Goods vehicle, weight unknown

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A5)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Beetle)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018320216956 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 2018.