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Fatal A6 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 26 January 2003 at 14:40 involving a Kawasaki VN1500 motorcycle

A Kawasaki VN1500 motorcycle and a van were involved in a crash on the A6 in the Derbyshire Dales at 14:40 on Sunday 26 January 2003. The 44-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki VN1500 motorcycle was killed, a 39-year-old female passenger on the Kawasaki VN1500 motorcycle was seriously injured and a 12-year-old male passenger in the van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Jan 2003
Sunday, 14:40
Vehicles
2
Kawasaki VN1500 and van
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.15781, longitude -1.58541, in the DE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Darley Dale. It is one of the crashes that make up the Darley Dale, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 2EQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200330B000050
Council area
Derbyshire Dales
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 August 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kawasaki VN1500

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,471 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 44, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki VN1500)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Kawasaki VN1500)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

    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 200330B000050 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derbyshire Dales road accident statistics for 2003.