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M1 crash in Chesterfield on 25 December 2002 at 01:47 involving a BMW 5 Series

A car and a BMW 5 Series were involved in a crash on the M1 in Chesterfield at 01:47 on Wednesday 25 December 2002. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Dec 2002
Wednesday, 01:47
Vehicles
2
Car and BMW 5 Series
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.26457, longitude -1.30761, in the S43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Staveley North, Chesterfield, S43 3DB area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200230M010204
Council area
Chesterfield
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

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
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 12 January 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 5 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 5 Series)

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 200230M010204 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chesterfield road accident statistics for 2002.