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Fatal A616 crash in Bolsover on 25 July 1997 at 12:19 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Leyland DAF 400 minibus were involved in a crash on the A616 in Bolsover at 12:19 on Friday 25 July 1997. There were fourteen casualties: four people were killed, six were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Jul 1997
Friday, 12:19
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Leyland DAF 400
Casualties
14
4 killed, 6 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.26941, longitude -1.21577, in the S80 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolsover

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997307C00468
Council area
Bolsover
Police force
Derbyshire
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
616
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Road sign or marking defective or obscured
Carriageway hazards
Permanent road signing or markings defective or obscured or inadequate

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (roof)
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF 400

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (14)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 52, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 54, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 26, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 35, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 48, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 67, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 27, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 15, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 400)

  • Casualty 14: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

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 1997307C00468 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.