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C road crash in North East Derbyshire S44 on 7 August 2002 at 22:05 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry and a Vauxhall Cavalier were involved in a crash on a C road in North East Derbyshire at 22:05 on Wednesday 7 August 2002. The 79-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier and a 78-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Cavalier were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Aug 2002
Wednesday, 22:05
Vehicles
2
Scania and Vauxhall Cavalier
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.23866, longitude -1.38534, in the S44 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brimington. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sutton, North East Derbyshire, S44 5AQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in North East Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200230C000549
Council area
North East Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights lit
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 November 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Engine capacity
    11,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

    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 200230C000549 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.