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A6 crash in Derby on 26 June 2001 at 20:49 involving a Vauxhall Nova

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Nova and a Ford Escort, were involved in a crash on the A6 in Derby at 20:49 on Tuesday 26 June 2001. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Jun 2001
Tuesday, 20:49
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Nova and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.92628, longitude -1.47873, in the DE1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200130D000519
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

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 21 August 2003.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    67 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Bus lane or busway
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200130D000519 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.