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A6 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 28 July 2002 at 12:15 involving a Citroen BX

Four vehicles, including a Citroen BX and a Fiat Uno, were involved in a crash on the A6 in the Derbyshire Dales at 12:15 on Sunday 28 July 2002. The 41-year-old female driver of the Volvo 940 and a 14-year-old female passenger in the Volvo 940 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Jul 2002
Sunday, 12:15
Vehicles
4
Citroen BX and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.1635, longitude -1.59238, in the DE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Darley Dale. It is one of the crashes that make up the Darley Dale, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 2EQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200230B000411
Council area
Derbyshire Dales
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 15 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen BX

    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
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,697 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volvo 940

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,986 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo 940)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volvo 940)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200230B000411 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derbyshire Dales road accident statistics for 2002.