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Fatal B6540 crash in Erewash on 2 September 2002 at 14:50 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza and a car were involved in a crash on the B6540 in Erewash at 14:50 on Monday 2 September 2002. The 82-year-old male driver of the Seat Ibiza was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Sep 2002
Monday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Seat Ibiza and car
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.8834, longitude -1.28858, in the NG10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Long Eaton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wilsthorpe, Erewash, NG10 3ND area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Erewash

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200230A000513
Council area
Erewash
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6540
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

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 200230A000513 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 2002.