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Fatal unclassified road crash in North East Derbyshire DE55 on 10 August 1990 at 15:10 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle, a Leyland Cars Mini and another vehicle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North East Derbyshire at 15:10 on Friday 10 August 1990. The 22-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was killed and the 70-year-old male driver of the Leyland Cars Mini and an 82-year-old female passenger in the Leyland Cars Mini were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
10 Aug 1990
Friday, 15:10
Vehicles
3
Yamaha and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.12661, longitude -1.39173, in the DE55 postcode district and within the built-up area of Shirland and Stonebroom.

Map of where the crash happened in North East Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990300C00601
Council area
North East Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 October 1991.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    123 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland Cars Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 3: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland Cars Mini)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland Cars Mini)

    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 1990300C00601 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North East Derbyshire road accident statistics for 1990.