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A516 crash in Derby on 4 November 1991 at 18:40 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a car were involved in a crash on the A516 in Derby at 18:40 on Monday 4 November 1991. A 47-year-old male passenger in the Ford Escort, a 45-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort and the 53-year-old male driver of the car were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
4 Nov 1991
Monday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and car
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.90077, longitude -1.54505, in the DE3 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1991301D00926
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
516
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 15 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 March 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 1991301D00926 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 1991.