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M1 crash in Bolsover on 29 December 2002 at 12:47 involving a Volkswagen Bora

Four vehicles, including a Volkswagen Bora and a Lexus IS200, were involved in a crash on the M1 in Bolsover at 12:47 on Sunday 29 December 2002. The 46-year-old male driver of the car and a 28-year-old female passenger in the Rover 200 Series were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Dec 2002
Sunday, 12:47
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen Bora and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.25611, longitude -1.32124, in the S43 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Staveley Central, Chesterfield, S43 3FW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolsover

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200230M010206
Council area
Bolsover
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 October 2000.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Bora

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lexus IS200

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 4: Rover 200 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Rover 200 Series)

    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 200230M010206 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bolsover road accident statistics for 2002.