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Fatal B1189 crash in North Kesteven on 5 January 2023 at 16:40 involving a Suzuki Celerio

A Suzuki Celerio hit a pedestrian on the B1189 in North Kesteven at 16:40 on Thursday 5 January 2023. A 76-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Jan 2023
Thursday, 16:40
Vehicles
1
Suzuki Celerio
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.13957, longitude -0.39838, in the LN4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Metheringham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Metheringham Rural, North Kesteven, LN4 3GE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North Kesteven

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023320003117
Council area
North Kesteven
Police force
Lincolnshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Lincolnshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1189
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 July 2011.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Celerio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 76, hit by vehicle 1 (Suzuki Celerio)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's offside
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023320003117 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Kesteven road accident statistics for 2023.