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A52 crash in Erewash on 9 January 1998 at 08:34 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna, a Citroen Xantia and a Ford Mondeo were involved in a crash on the A52 in Erewash at 08:34 on Friday 9 January 1998. The 25-year-old female driver of the Renault Laguna, the 57-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xantia and the 25-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo 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
9 Jan 1998
Friday, 08:34
Vehicles
3
Renault Laguna and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.91664, longitude -1.29652, in the NG10 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Erewash

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998308A00011
Council area
Erewash
Police force
Derbyshire
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
52

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 28 May 1987.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,783 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xantia)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Mondeo)

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 1998308A00011 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Erewash road accident statistics for 1998.