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Fatal B6407 crash in Bolsover on 18 November 2005 at 22:50 involving a Vauxhall Vectra taxi

A Vauxhall Vectra taxi and a Toyota Starlet were involved in a crash on the B6407 in Bolsover at 22:50 on Friday 18 November 2005. The 23-year-old male driver of the Toyota Starlet was killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Nov 2005
Friday, 22:50
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Toyota Starlet
Casualties
4
1 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.17949, longitude -1.24209, in the NG19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ault Hucknall, Bolsover, NG19 7BF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolsover

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200530C000756
Council area
Bolsover
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6407
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 January 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Starlet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 200530C000756 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Bolsover road accident statistics for 2005.