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A38 crash in Derby on 18 June 1997 at 14:35 involving a Mercedes 300 van

A Mercedes 300 van and a Suzuki Baleno were involved in a crash on the A38 in Derby at 14:35 on Wednesday 18 June 1997. The 70-year-old male driver of the Suzuki Baleno and a 66-year-old female passenger in the Suzuki Baleno were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jun 1997
Wednesday, 14:35
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 300 and Suzuki Baleno
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.94369, longitude -1.48805, in the DE22 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
1997307D00482
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 August 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 300

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Baleno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Baleno)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Baleno)

    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 1997307D00482 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.