Sam WILKINSON

   Cause of his death was Car Accident A18 Gunness Straight, near the roundabout to the M181, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.

   User ID: P00022226.

  General Notes:

Here are a few extracts from the "Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph" covering news of the car accident involving Mark "39 Year Old Ashby man". Sam Wilkinson is reported by Derek John Grantham as being the brother of Marks girlfriend.

VICTIM OF FATAL ACCIDENT NAMED

13:00 - 30 April 2002
THE 16-year-old victim of one of two car crashes which occurred on the region's roads was named today.

Sam Wilkinson, of Sowers Lane in Winterton, suffered fatal injuries when the Porsche Boxster in which he was travelling was in collision with a Land Rover Discovery on the A18 Gunness Straight, which occurred at about 7.20pm on Sunday, near the roundabout to the M181.

The crash also left the Porsche's driver, a 39-year-old Ashby man, with life-threatening injuries.

He was yesterday in Scunthorpe General Hospital where his condition was described as 'critical'.

The Land Rover driver, a Keadby man, suffered slight injuries as result of the accident.

The crash was one of two fatal accidents on Sunday.

WITNESSES SOUGHT TO ACCIDENT

13:00 - 01 May 2002
POLICE investigating the death of a 16-year-old Winterton boy in a car smash are appealing for witnesses.

Sam Wilkinson, of Sowers Lane, died on Sunday when the blue Porsche Boxster in which he was a passenger collided with a Land Rover Discovery on Gunness Straight at about 7.20pm.

Investigating officer Pc Kevin Prestwood said: "It is extremely important anybody who saw the car at any time prior to the collision gets in touch with us as soon as possible, because we do need witnesses."

The driver of the car, a 39-year-old man from Ashby, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Scunthorpe General Hospital. He was this morning in a critical condition at Leeds General Infirmary.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: Sowers Lane, Bef Apr 2002, Winterton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.