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A6 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 5 September 2004 at 17:05 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra, a motorcycle and another vehicle were involved in a crash on the A6 in the Derbyshire Dales at 17:05 on Sunday 5 September 2004. The 43-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Sep 2004
Sunday, 17:05
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Astra and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.13165, longitude -1.5586, in the DE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Matlock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cromford & Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3PT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200430B000438
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
Using private drive or entrance
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 13 May 2015.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

  • Vehicle 3: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 200430B000438 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 2004.