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Unclassified road crash in Derby DE21 on 22 February 2001 at 17:41 involving a Volkswagen Passat

Seven vehicles, including two cars and a Volkswagen Passat, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Derby at 17:41 on Thursday 22 February 2001. The 48-year-old male driver of the Ford Granada, the 28-year-old female driver of vehicle 6 and the 21-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Feb 2001
Thursday, 17:41
Vehicles
7
Volkswagen Passat and 6 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.91734, longitude -1.43274, in the DE21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chaddesden East, Derby, DE21 6TJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200130D000155
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 September 1999.

Vehicles involved (7)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,900 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    2,933 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 5: Hyundai Lantra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,599 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 6: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 7: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Granada)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 6 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 7 (Ford Escort)

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 200130D000155 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 2001.