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Fatal C road crash in South Derbyshire DE73 on 5 April 1992 at 15:20 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle, an Austin Mini and a Peugeot 205 were involved in a crash on a C road in South Derbyshire at 15:20 on Sunday 5 April 1992. The 43-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle was killed, one other person was seriously injured and three 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
5 Apr 1992
Sunday, 15:20
Vehicles
3
Yamaha and 2 others
Casualties
5
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.81308, longitude -1.43024, in the DE73 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992302D00299
Council area
South Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
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, 41 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 April 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist, on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 205)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Mini)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin 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 1992302D00299 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Derbyshire road accident statistics for 1992.