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Fatal A6 crash in High Peak on 24 December 2003 at 05:38 involving a Rover 400 Series

A Rover 400 Series hit a pedestrian on the A6 in High Peak at 05:38 on Wednesday 24 December 2003. A 21-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 55-year-old male driver was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Dec 2003
Wednesday, 05:38
Vehicles
1
Rover 400 Series
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.33398, longitude -1.94486, in the SK23 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in High Peak

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200330B000697
Council area
High Peak
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 October 1981.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, hit by vehicle 1 (Rover 400 Series)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover 400 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 200330B000697 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the High Peak road accident statistics for 2003.