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Fatal B6419 crash in Bolsover on 22 April 2000 at 15:25 involving a Vauxhall Tigra

A Vauxhall Tigra and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the B6419 in Bolsover at 15:25 on Saturday 22 April 2000. The 45-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra and a 75-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra were killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Apr 2000
Saturday, 15:25
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Tigra and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
5
2 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.25474, longitude -1.30282, in the S44 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolsover

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200030C000278
Council area
Bolsover
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6419
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 December 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Tigra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Tigra)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Tigra)

    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 200030C000278 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 2000.