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Serious A5111 crash in Derby on 9 November 1983 at 21:25 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A5111 in Derby at 21:25 on Wednesday 9 November 1983. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Nov 1983
Wednesday, 21:25
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.89689, longitude -1.47522, in the DE23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1983303D03051
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5111
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 June 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 1983303D03051 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derby road accident statistics for 1983.