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A52 crash in South Kesteven on 23 October 2020 at 07:50 involving a Skoda Octavia

A Skoda Octavia hit a pedestrian on the A52 in South Kesteven at 07:50 on Friday 23 October 2020. An 11-year-old female pedestrian and the 49-year-old male driver were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Oct 2020
Friday, 07:50
Vehicles
1
Skoda Octavia
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.90928, longitude -0.64405, in the NG31 postcode district and within the built-up area of Grantham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Grantham St Wulfram's, South Kesteven, NG31 6NE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020320559040
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
52
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 August 2025.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, hit by vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% 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 2020320559040 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 2020.