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C road crash in South Derbyshire DE73 on 14 October 2005 at 03:35 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus crashed on a C road in South Derbyshire at 03:35 on Friday 14 October 2005. The 62-year-old male driver and an 18-year-old male passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Oct 2005
Friday, 03:35
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.82624, longitude -1.42383, in the DE73 postcode district and within the built-up area of Melbourne.

Map of where the crash happened in South Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200530D000749
Council area
South Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 1993.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Other object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200530D000749 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Derbyshire road accident statistics for 2005.