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A552 crash in Derby on 20 August 2003 at 13:45 involving a Leyland DAF FT 85 lorry

A Leyland DAF FT 85 lorry and a Fiat Punto were involved in a crash on the A552 in Derby at 13:45 on Wednesday 20 August 2003. The 43-year-old female driver of the Fiat Punto was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Aug 2003
Wednesday, 13:45
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FT 85 and Fiat Punto
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.92156, longitude -1.44934, in the DE21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chaddesden West, Derby, DE21 6HA area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200330D000665
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
552
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 August 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FT 85

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Fiat Punto

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,108 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Fiat Punto)

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 200330D000665 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derby road accident statistics for 2003.