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A6 crash in Derby on 17 January 1997 at 17:55 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra, a Mazda 323 and a car were involved in a crash on the A6 in Derby at 17:55 on Friday 17 January 1997. A 56-year-old female passenger in the Mazda 323 and the 59-year-old male driver of the Mazda 323 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Jan 1997
Friday, 17:55
Vehicles
3
Nissan Micra and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.93718, longitude -1.44051, in the DE21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997307D00034
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 11 May 2009.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mazda 323

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

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

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mazda 323)

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 1997307D00034 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derby road accident statistics for 1997.