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B5020 crash in Derby on 5 June 1992 at 21:00 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the B5020 in Derby at 21:00 on Friday 5 June 1992. The 21-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jun 1992
Friday, 21:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Ford Escort
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.90967, longitude -1.52265, in the DE3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1992302D00473
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5020
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
B
Second road number
5019

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 19 October 1981.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    17 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    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 1992302D00473 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 1992.