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A52 crash in Derby on 23 April 1994 at 11:00 involving a Vauxhall Nova

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Nova and a Ford Escort, were involved in a crash on the A52 in Derby at 11:00 on Saturday 23 April 1994. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Apr 1994
Saturday, 11:00
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Nova and 3 others
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.91462, longitude -1.42147, in the DE21 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
1994304D00336
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, 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 15 January 1996.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Engine capacity
    1,196 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
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volvo 460

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo 460)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Volvo 460)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Sierra)

    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 1994304D00336 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 1994.