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A6 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 21 October 2004 at 18:40 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A6 in the Derbyshire Dales at 18:40 on Thursday 21 October 2004. The 35-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Oct 2004
Thursday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Renault Laguna and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.13974, longitude -1.55852, in the DE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Matlock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN 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
200430B000526
Council area
Derbyshire Dales
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
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
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 13 November 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, 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 200430B000526 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.