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Serious A52 crash in Derby on 18 December 2002 at 18:20 involving a Rover Mini

A Rover Mini and a Seat Arosa were involved in a crash on the A52 in Derby at 18:20 on Wednesday 18 December 2002. The 20-year-old female driver of the Rover Mini, the 18-year-old female driver of the Seat Arosa and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Seat Arosa were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Dec 2002
Wednesday, 18:20
Vehicles
2
Rover Mini and Seat Arosa
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9178, longitude -1.43392, in the DE21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chaddesden East, Derby, DE21 6TJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200230D001139
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 September 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Mini

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Arosa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Mini)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Arosa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Arosa)

    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 200230D001139 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derby road accident statistics for 2002.