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A52 crash in Erewash on 19 May 2000 at 16:25 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion, a Lexus IS200 and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A52 in Erewash at 16:25 on Friday 19 May 2000. The 25-year-old male driver of the Lexus IS200, a 28-year-old male passenger in the Lexus IS200 and a 43-year-old male passenger in the Lexus IS200 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
19 May 2000
Friday, 16:25
Vehicles
3
Ford Orion and 2 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9175, longitude -1.29427, in the NG10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Sandiacre.

Map of where the crash happened in Erewash

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200030A000321
Council area
Erewash
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 14 February 2001.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lexus IS200

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,798 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Lexus IS200)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Lexus IS200)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Lexus IS200)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200030A000321 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 2000.