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B6179 crash in Amber Valley on 16 May 1991 at 07:45 involving an Austin Maestro

An Austin Maestro and an Opel Manta were involved in a crash on the B6179 in Amber Valley at 07:45 on Thursday 16 May 1991. The 39-year-old male driver of the Austin Maestro and the 19-year-old male driver of the Opel Manta 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
Slight
Date
16 May 1991
Thursday, 07:45
Vehicles
2
Austin Maestro and Opel Manta
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.02247, longitude -1.41705, in the DE5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ripley.

Map of where the crash happened in Amber Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991301A00289
Council area
Amber Valley
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6179
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 April 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Maestro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Opel Manta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,897 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Austin Maestro)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Opel Manta)

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 1991301A00289 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Amber Valley road accident statistics for 1991.