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Serious A6005 crash in Erewash on 15 March 2003 at 14:40 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a BMW R 1100 RS motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A6005 in Erewash at 14:40 on Saturday 15 March 2003. The 43-year-old male rider of the BMW R 1100 RS motorcycle was seriously injured and a 9-year-old male passenger on the BMW R 1100 RS motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
15 Mar 2003
Saturday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and BMW R 1100 RS
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.90037, longitude -1.25693, in the NG10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Long Eaton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Toton & Chilwell Meadows, Broxtowe, NG9 6FG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200330A000172
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
6005
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Central refuge, no other controls

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 21 June 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: BMW R 1100 RS

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,085 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW R 1100 RS)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 9, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW R 1100 RS)

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 200330A000172 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.