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Serious A6097 crash in Newark and Sherwood on 27 March 2005 at 20:30 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206 and a Vauxhall Astra were involved in a crash on the A6097 in Newark and Sherwood at 20:30 on Sunday 27 March 2005. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Mar 2005
Sunday, 20:30
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 206 and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.0121, longitude -1.00804, in the NG14 postcode district and within the built-up area of Lowdham. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lowdham, Newark and Sherwood, NG14 7AE area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20053102B0768
Council area
Newark and Sherwood
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6097
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 17 October 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    75 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 83, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

    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 20053102B0768 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Newark and Sherwood road accident statistics for 2005.