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M1 crash in Erewash on 15 December 2004 at 07:42 involving a DAF Trucks FT 85CF lorry

A DAF Trucks FT 85CF lorry, a Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the M1 in Erewash at 07:42 on Wednesday 15 December 2004. The 34-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta 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
15 Dec 2004
Wednesday, 07:42
Vehicles
3
DAF Trucks FT 85CF and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9303, longitude -1.29971, in the NG10 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Sandiacre, Erewash, NG10 5EE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Erewash

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200430M010194
Council area
Erewash
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 November 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FT 85CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,119 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

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 200430M010194 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Erewash road accident statistics for 2004.