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Fatal A6 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 7 July 1986 at 10:15 involving a lorry

A lorry, two cars and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A6 in the Derbyshire Dales at 10:15 on Monday 7 July 1986. The 80-year-old male driver of vehicle 3 was killed and four other people were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
7 Jul 1986
Monday, 10:15
Vehicles
4
Lorry and 3 others
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.22495, longitude -1.73335, in the DE45 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1986306B00296
Council area
Derbyshire Dales
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 27 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 November 2021.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    80 years

  • Vehicle 4: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1986306B00296 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derbyshire Dales road accident statistics for 1986.