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Serious B5010 crash in Erewash on 29 June 1997 at 17:22 involving a Saab 9000

A Saab 9000, a Toyota Landcruiser and a Ford Transit lorry were involved in a crash on the B5010 in Erewash at 17:22 on Sunday 29 June 1997. The 20-year-old male driver of the Toyota Landcruiser was seriously injured and the 82-year-old male driver of the Saab 9000 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jun 1997
Sunday, 17:22
Vehicles
3
Saab 9000 and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.91762, longitude -1.30989, in the DE72 postcode district and within the built-up area of Risley.

Map of where the crash happened in Erewash

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997307A00403
Council area
Erewash
Police force
Derbyshire
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
5010
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 7 January 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Saab 9000

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Lane or location
    Leaving lay-by or hard shoulder
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,985 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Landcruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    4,164 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Transit

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Saab 9000)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Landcruiser)

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 1997307A00403 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 1997.