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Fatal A6 crash in Amber Valley on 27 October 1992 at 21:00 involving a Ford Fiesta

A car and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A6 in Amber Valley at 21:00 on Tuesday 27 October 1992. The 25-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta was killed and three other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Oct 1992
Tuesday, 21:00
Vehicles
2
Car and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.99313, longitude -1.48896, in the DE56 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Amber Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992302A00355
Council area
Amber Valley
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 1992302A00355 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 1992.