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Fatal A619 crash in Bolsover on 31 October 2001 at 20:00 involving an ERF lorry

An ERF lorry and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A619 in Bolsover at 20:00 on Wednesday 31 October 2001. The 74-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 73-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Oct 2001
Wednesday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
ERF and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.28847, longitude -1.26102, in the S43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Barlborough, Bolsover, S43 4TF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolsover

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200130C000750
Council area
Bolsover
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
619
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
618

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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 27 March 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: ERF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    11,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    74 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 200130C000750 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 2001.