Lincolnshire family plead for road safety after daughter killed on A15

A Lincolnshire family are sharing their heartbreak at the death of their daughter to raise awareness of road safety.

24 year old Courtney Davies died in a collision on the A15 at Bishop Norton in December 2020.

The crash was caused by a lorry driver overcorrecting and veering into the wrong lane.

“She was doing nothing wrong. It's a busy road," said Courtney's mum Ginny.

"There was an LGV going the other way, that stretch is quite narrow, he felt it was a little close to an HGV coming the other way so he'd moved over slightly and started to go off the road and he then went to move back over and over-corrected so that he ended up clipping three other vehicles and then Courtney.

“Her car was taken off the road with the impact and she was the only one who didn't walk away that night."

In 2024, 53 people were killed on Lincolnshire's roads.

Courtney's family are asking people to take the greatest possible care when driving.

"Me and my dad decided that we'd go out and go look for her because we'd heard there'd been an accident on the A15," said Emma, Courtney's sister.

“I said to my sister, my twin, before I left as soon as she gets home "you call me", as soon as that phone rings "you call me"

“As me and dad were driving down the road my sister called me and I thought “great, she's home, Courtney's home” and I picked up the phone and I could hear my mum wailing in the background so upset.

"I could hear officers talking and their radios going off and it was my sister's boyfriend and he said "I'm so sorry but Courtney's died". And so I had to tell my dad in the car.

“I think a lot of people think "oh well if someone's drinking or on drugs then that's when accidents happen" but actually they happen regardless at any time without those factors included

"So I think it's important to raise that awareness so people think when they get in the car about safety. Their safety, other people's safety."