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Fatal B6465 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 5 February 1997 at 16:25 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf, a Reliant Rialto and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the B6465 in the Derbyshire Dales at 16:25 on Wednesday 5 February 1997. The 58-year-old male driver of the Reliant Rialto and a 54-year-old female passenger in the Reliant Rialto were killed and five other people were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Feb 1997
Wednesday, 16:25
Vehicles
3
Volkswagen Golf and 2 others
Casualties
7
2 killed, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.25729, longitude -1.72565, in the SK17 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997307B00074
Council area
Derbyshire Dales
Police force
Derbyshire
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6465
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 13 April 1980.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Reliant Rialto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years

  • Vehicle 3: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

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

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Reliant Rialto)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Reliant Rialto)

    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 1997307B00074 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derbyshire Dales road accident statistics for 1997.