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Fatal unclassified road crash in High Peak S33 on 1 September 2002 at 16:28 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna and a Honda motorcycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in High Peak at 16:28 on Sunday 1 September 2002. The 31-year-old male rider of the Honda motorcycle was killed and a 37-year-old male passenger in the Renault Laguna was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
1 Sep 2002
Sunday, 16:28
Vehicles
2
Renault Laguna and Honda
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.34499, longitude -1.81146, in the S33 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in High Peak

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200230B000483
Council area
High Peak
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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 slight injury crash on 18 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 31, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Honda)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    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 200230B000483 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the High Peak road accident statistics for 2002.