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B6179 crash in Amber Valley on 8 August 1997 at 21:00 involving a Renault Fuego

A Renault Fuego, a Fiat Uno and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the B6179 in Amber Valley at 21:00 on Friday 8 August 1997. The 68-year-old male driver of the Fiat Uno was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Aug 1997
Friday, 21:00
Vehicles
3
Renault Fuego and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.01267, longitude -1.43656, in the DE5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Denby Bottles.

Map of where the crash happened in Amber Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997307A00508
Council area
Amber Valley
Police force
Derbyshire
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6179
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
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 serious injury crash on 18 March 1982.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Fuego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,647 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    68 years
    Engine capacity
    1,697 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 68, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Uno)

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 1997307A00508 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.