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M1 crash in Bolsover on 20 December 1997 at 16:26 involving a Toyota Supra

Four vehicles, including a Toyota Supra and a Vauxhall Omega, were involved in a crash on the M1 in Bolsover at 16:26 on Saturday 20 December 1997. A 30-year-old female passenger in the Skoda 136 and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai S-Coupe were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Dec 1997
Saturday, 16:26
Vehicles
4
Toyota Supra and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.10199, longitude -1.32636, in the DE55 postcode district and within the built-up area of South Normanton.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolsover

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997307A10162
Council area
Bolsover
Police force
Derbyshire
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
38

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 15 April 1993.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Supra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,954 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Omega

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Skoda 136

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 4: Hyundai S-Coupe

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,468 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Skoda 136)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Hyundai S-Coupe)

    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 1997307A10162 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bolsover road accident statistics for 1997.