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Fatal A609 crash in Erewash on 15 August 1996 at 21:35 involving a Skoda Favorit

A Skoda Favorit and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A609 in Erewash at 21:35 on Thursday 15 August 1996. The 28-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle was killed and the 62-year-old male driver of the Skoda Favorit and a 58-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Favorit were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
15 Aug 1996
Thursday, 21:35
Vehicles
2
Skoda Favorit and Suzuki
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.97449, longitude -1.35366, in the DE7 postcode district and within the built-up area of West Hallam.

Map of where the crash happened in Erewash

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996306A00510
Council area
Erewash
Police force
Derbyshire
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
609
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 February 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Favorit

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    1,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Favorit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Favorit)

    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 1996306A00510 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Erewash road accident statistics for 1996.