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Serious A52 crash in Erewash on 12 February 2003 at 10:50 involving a Ford Transit van

Seven vehicles, including two cars and two Ford Transit vans, were involved in a crash on the A52 in Erewash at 10:50 on Wednesday 12 February 2003. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three 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
Serious
Date
12 Feb 2003
Wednesday, 10:50
Vehicles
7
Ford Transit and 6 others
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.91583, longitude -1.2998, in the NG10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sandiacre, Erewash, NG10 5GW area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200330A000096
Council area
Erewash
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

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
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 27 April 2000.

Vehicles involved (7)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 3: Mitsubishi Shogun

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    2,835 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 4: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 5: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 6: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    2,151 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 7: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    2,226 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, van occupant, in vehicle 5 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 6 (Mercedes Sprinter)

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 200330A000096 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Erewash road accident statistics for 2003.