Appendix A ROAD SAFETY Local people recognise the A1 and A52 as a dangerous roads for many years, particularly A52 between Bottesford and Barrowby. This is shown by the following references. 1. Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership 2. Lincolnshire Police Map Of Accidents 3. Hansard 1979 4. Hansard 1979 5. Hansard 1981 6. Hansard 1983 7. Hansard 2002 – (response demonstrates difficulty of obtaining statistics) 8. 2006 Accident Report A52 9. 2007 Accident Report A52 10. 2007 Accident Reports A52 11. 2008 Accident Report A52 12. 2008 Accident Report A52 13. 2008 Safety Changes A1 14. 2008 Accident Report A1 15. Barrowby Traffic reference 16. 2008 Safety Changes A52 17. Sedgebrook Traffic Reference 1 Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership http://microsites.lincolnshire.gov.uk/LRSP/section.asp?docId=51683 “The A52 is the longest of the Road Safety Red Routes and is often very busy. There have been a high number of accidents on this road. In the last 5yrs alone, there have been 30 fatal and 154 serious injury collisions. As well as carrying a substantial amount of commercial traffic the A52 runs through some of the most popular tourist resorts in the country.” Belvoir Locals Oppose Turbines Page 1 of 13 Appendix A ROAD SAFETY 2 LINCOLNSHIRE POLICE Map of injury and fatal accidents 12 months as 9 November 2007 A1/A52 Junction – Number of Accidents 10 miles North and 10 miles West on A52, NOTE Leicestershire county border is closer than 10 miles on A52 Belvoir Locals Oppose Turbines Page 2 of 13 Appendix A ROAD SAFETY 3 HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1970s → 1979 → January 1979 → 16 January 1979 → Written Answers (Commons) → TRANSPORT A52 Road (Bottesford, Leicestershire) 695W § Mr. Michael Latham asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will make a statement on his proposals to improve the A52 road at Muston Bends, near Bottesford, Leicestershire in view of the bad accident record there. § Mr. Horam An improvement scheme is being designed which will replace the present sharp bends by an easy curve. Subject to the satisfactory completion of the necessary statutory procedures it is hoped that work will commence in 1981. Meanwhile, road markings and warning signs have been improved to further drivers' awareness of the need to negotiate the present bends with care. HC Deb 16 January 1979 vol 960 cc694-5W 4 HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1970s → 1979 → July 1979 → 2 July 1979 → Written Answers (Commons) → TRANSPORT A52 (Muston Bends) 419W § Mr. Latham asked the Minister of Transport whether he will make a statement on the progress of the scheme to improve Muston Bends, Leicestershire, on the A52 trunk road, in view of the very bad accident record there. § Mr. Kenneth Clarke The improvement of the A52 at Muston Bends is being prepared urgently because of the bad accident record. We hope to complete the statutory procedures and, subject to the agreement of British Rail to the removal of the railway bridge, start construction towards the end of 1981. Belvoir Locals Oppose Turbines Page 3 of 13 Appendix A ROAD SAFETY HC Deb 02 July 1979 vol 969 c419W 5 HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1980s → 1981 → July 1981 → 23 July 1981 → Written Answers (Commons) → TRANSPORT A52, Leicestershire 230W § Mr. Latham asked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the latest position regarding the improvement of the A52 road at Muston Bends, Leicestershire, following 231W the Under-Secretary of State's answer to the hon. Member for Melton on 2 March; and whether he will ensure that this work has high priority, in view of the bad accident record there. § Mr. Kenneth Clarke I expect construction to start in early 1983. § Mr. Latham asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will make a statement on the progress of his investigation of possible alternative routes for a bypass on the A52 road round Bottesford, Leicestershire. § Mr. Kenneth Clarke Preliminary investigation is continuing. If there is any serious difficulty over the choice of routes, we should be able to consult the public next spring. HC Deb 23 July 1981 vol 9 cc230-1W Belvoir Locals Oppose Turbines Page 4 of 13 Appendix A ROAD SAFETY 6 HANSARD 1803–2005 → 1980s → 1983 → December 1983 → 5 December 1983 → Written Answers (Commons) → TRANSPORT A52 (Muston Bends) 44W § Mr. Latham asked the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will give the precise date when construction work relating to Muston Bends on the A52 in Leicestershire will begin. § Mrs. Chalker Work began on 28 November 1983. HC Deb 05 December 1983 vol 50 c44W 7 HANSARD 1803–2005 → 2000s → 2002 → July 2002 → 6 July 2002 → Written Answers (Commons) → TRANSPORT Road Safety 1231W Mr. Alan Duncan To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) fatal motor vehicle accidents, (b) fatalities, (c) motor vehicle accidents resulting in serious injury and (d) motor vehicle accidents requiring the attendance of an ambulance there were on the (i) A47 between Uppingham and Leicester and (ii) A52 between Barrowby and Bingham in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [69516] Mr. Jamieson The number of fatal accidents, fatalities and serious road accidents for the stretches of road requested are shown in the tables below. Information is not available on the number of accidents requiring the attendance of an ambulance. Personal Injury Road Accidents and Casualties on Belvoir Locals Oppose Turbines Page 5 of 13 Appendix A ROAD SAFETY the A47 Uppingham 1 to Leicester 2 Fatal Serious Year of Accident Fatalities accidents accidents 1997 2 3 1 1998 0 0 6 1999 2 3 8 2000 2 3 5 2001 (P) 4 5 7 1 Uppingham is taken as OS reference {48639,30066}. 2 Leicester is taken as OS reference {46145,30540}. (P) Figures for 2001 are provisional. HC Deb 06 July 2002 vol 388 c1231W 8 2006 SIX DEAD I A52 CRASH Fire and rescue workers at the scene. Six people died and three were seriously injured in a head-on collision on the A52 between Sedgebrook and Bottesford on Tuesday morning. The accident happened at 5am when two lorries and a minibus collided. Police have confirmed that five men in the minibus and one lorry driver died at the scene. The lorry driver worked for bakers Hovis. The men killed in the minibus are reported to be of various nationalities. The injured were taken to Grantham Hospital. Two of them were from the minibus. The second lorry driver, thought to be from Cambridgeshire, was not injured. Belvoir Locals Oppose Turbines Page 6 of 13 Appendix A ROAD SAFETY Police said the minibus had overtaken an oil tanker and was attempting to pass a second lorry when it collided head-on with the Hovis vehicle. A fourth lorry then crashed into the back of the Hovis lorry. Ch Supt Dave Wheeler, of Lincolnshire Police, said: "It's a scene of carnage. We know there are six confirmed dead. At the moment we are trying to establish identity. "It's an horrific scene. At the moment the emergency services are working together to try and clear the scene." Emergency services, including fire and rescue crews from Grantham, Bingham, Nottingham and Newark, are at the scene. Police have closed the road between Barrowby and the Bingham roundabout and it is expected to be blocked for the rest of the day. The bodies of the victims will be taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary where a mortuary will be set up for post-mortem examinations on Wednesday. Anyone who saw the incident is asked to contact Lincolnshire Police's collision witness hotline on 01522 558855. The full article contains 272 words and appears in n/a newspaper. • Last Updated: 15 February 2006 9:34 AM • Source: n/a Location: Grantham 9 2007 A52 crash Published Date: 14 November 2007 By tara rippin Officers from Leicestershire Constabulary's road policing unit are re-appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision on the A52 Bottesford bypass. The incident happened at around 9.55am on Tuesday, October 9 2007 close to the junction with Grantham Road. A white Vauxhall Corsa Merit and a black Volkswagen Passat were in collision. The driver of the Corsa, Mrs Irene Leeming (79) from Allington in Lincolnshire, was taken to Belvoir Locals Oppose Turbines Page 7 of 13 Appendix A ROAD SAFETY Nottingham Queens Medical Centre where she subsequently died. The driver of the Passat did not require hospital treatment. Pc Sean Stone from the road policing unit said: "We understand at the time of the collision there was a small silver car also seen in the vicinity. It's very important that we locate the driver of this vehicle as they could be a key witness. Even if they didn't see the incident it's still important that we speak to them. "We would appeal to them, and anyone else on the A52 yesterday morning, who witnessed this collision or events leading up to it to please get in touch." Anyone with any information is asked to contact PC 1644 Sean Stone from the RPU on Leicester (0116) 222 2222, follow the instructions to leave a message for an officer and when prompted key in his identification number 1644. Alternatively, people can call Crimestoppers free* and anonymously on 0800 555 111. * Some mobile phone providers may charge for this call. The full article contains 238 words and appears in Melton Times newspaper. Page 1 of 1 Last Updated: 09 November 2007 9:20 AM • Source: Melton Times • Location: Melton 10 2007 2007-06-15 15:16 A52 Lincolnshire - Accident both ways at the A52 junction in Barrowby, partially blocked.