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Fatal A52 crash in Derby on 3 December 1994 at 23:40 involving a Vauxhall Belmont

A Vauxhall Belmont crashed on the A52 in Derby at 23:40 on Saturday 3 December 1994. A 26-year-old male passenger was killed and three other people were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Dec 1994
Saturday, 23:40
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Belmont
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9247, longitude -1.46299, in the DE21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1994304D01039
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
52

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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 26 June 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Belmont

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Belmont)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Belmont)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

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

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Belmont)

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 1994304D01039 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.