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A38 crash in Amber Valley on 24 April 2006 at 07:35 involving a JCB agricultural vehicle

Four vehicles, including a JCB agricultural vehicle and a car, were involved in a crash on the A38 in Amber Valley at 07:35 on Monday 24 April 2006. The 28-year-old male driver of the car and the 39-year-old male driver of the Nissan Primastar van were 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
24 Apr 2006
Monday, 07:35
Vehicles
4
JCB and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.08981, longitude -1.38776, in the DE55 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Alfreton, Amber Valley, DE55 7PN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Amber Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200630A000223
Council area
Amber Valley
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 2005.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: JCB

    Agricultural vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    3,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 4: Nissan Primastar

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,870 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Nissan Primastar)

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 200630A000223 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Amber Valley road accident statistics for 2006.