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B1168 crash in South Holland on 17 August 2022 at 09:01 involving a Kia Picanto

A Kia Picanto and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on the B1168 in South Holland at 09:01 on Wednesday 17 August 2022. The 88-year-old male driver of the Kia Picanto and the 34-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Aug 2022
Wednesday, 09:01
Vehicles
2
Kia Picanto and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.76291, longitude -0.00008, in the PE12 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Whaplode and Holbeach St John's, South Holland, PE12 8RA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Holland

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022320477497
Council area
South Holland
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1168
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
1165

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 4 April 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Picanto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    88 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 88, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Picanto)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    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 2022320477497 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Holland road accident statistics for 2022.