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M1 crash in North East Derbyshire on 1 October 2002 at 10:05 involving a Ford Transit van

Four vehicles, including a car and a Ford Transit van, were involved in a crash on the M1 in North East Derbyshire at 10:05 on Tuesday 1 October 2002. The 40-year-old male driver of the car, the 60-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van and the 41-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Oct 2002
Tuesday, 10:05
Vehicles
4
Ford Transit and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.19392, longitude -1.32401, in the S44 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Holmewood & Heath, North East Derbyshire, S44 5SJ 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
200230M010137
Council area
North East Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
1

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 17 May 2004.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 4: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,151 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 306)

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 200230M010137 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.