Speed cameras planned for road after six deaths

Average speed cameras are to be installed on a section of the A52 in Lincolnshire in a bid to reduce the number of people being killed or seriously injured.

Simon Outen-Coe, from the Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership, said while there was a myriad of reasons for collisions on the two-and-a-half mile stretch of road between Skegness and Wainfleet, speed was an issue.

"Therefore, we are introducing an average speed system just to bring it under control," he said.

Outen-Coe said there had been six fatalities over the past five years, along with 15 people being injured.

He said the system, which would record the speed of a vehicle between two set points, would hopefully help to reduce the number of collisions on the road.

"This is about making sure people are adhering to the speed limit," he added.

The current speed limit of 50mph (80km/h) would remain, but would be reviewed in the future, if necessary, he added.

The camera system is part of a wider road improvement scheme, which includes repairing or replacing all existing vehicle activated safety signs, resurfacing and installing solar powered LED road studs.

The partnership said engineers had been preparing the site for the installation of the speed system, with the work starting this week.

In September, a woman died on the A52 at Croft following a crash between a car and a tanker.

In December 2024, a moped rider was also killed in a head-on crash involving two other vehicles.

Earlier this year, the road safety partnership reported that the number of people killed in crashes on Lincolnshire's roads fell in 2025.

It said 37 people had died in 34 incidents over the past 12 months - a decrease compared with 2024 when 45 collisions resulted in 51 deaths.

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