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Fatal B6441 crash in Amber Valley on 5 August 1997 at 19:23 involving a Nissan Bluebird

A Nissan Bluebird and a Toyota Supra were involved in a crash on the B6441 in Amber Valley at 19:23 on Tuesday 5 August 1997. The 58-year-old male driver of the Nissan Bluebird was killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Aug 1997
Tuesday, 19:23
Vehicles
2
Nissan Bluebird and Toyota Supra
Casualties
4
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.05211, longitude -1.41367, in the DE5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ripley.

Map of where the crash happened in Amber Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997307A00505
Council area
Amber Valley
Police force
Derbyshire
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6441
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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 13 April 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Bluebird

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Supra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    2,954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Bluebird)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Bluebird)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Supra)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Supra)

    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 1997307A00505 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Amber Valley road accident statistics for 1997.