Man (78) dies after two-car collision on A16 north of Louth
Lincolnshire Police have reported that a man has sadly died following a collision on the A16 north of Louth.
The 78-year-old man has died following a collision reported at 4.36am on Saturday morning (December 13) on the Fotherby Bypass.
It involved a silver Ford focus and a blue BMW at the North Elkington / Fotherby Bypass junction of the A16, say police.
A force spokesperson said: “The man from the silver Ford focus was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene and the other man from the blue BMW was taken to hospital with injuries not believed to be life threatening.”
The A16 was closed between Louth and Fotherby while emergency services dealt with the incident, only reported to have reopened at about 4.35pm in the afternoon.
The police spokesperson added: “We are appealing for anyone who may have seen those vehicles in the period leading up to the collision, as well as anyone who may have captured anything of note via dashcam footage that may assist our inquiries.
“If you think you can help this investigation, please get in touch with our Serious Collision Investigation Unit via: [email protected], quoting ‘Niche: 25000727033’ in the subject line.”
Incident 76 of December 13 also refers to the collision.