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Fatal A632 crash in North East Derbyshire on 5 May 2002 at 02:44 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra crashed on the A632 in North East Derbyshire at 02:44 on Sunday 5 May 2002. A 19-year-old male passenger was killed and the 20-year-old male driver and a 23-year-old female passenger were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 May 2002
Sunday, 02:44
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.23591, longitude -1.3259, in the S44 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Staveley South, Chesterfield, S44 5GG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North East Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200230C000319
Council area
North East Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
632
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
B
Second road number
6418

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 24 August 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,389 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 200230C000319 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North East Derbyshire road accident statistics for 2002.