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Serious M1 crash in Bolsover on 23 December 2006 at 14:35 involving a Ford Fiesta

Four vehicles, including a car and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the M1 in Bolsover at 14:35 on Saturday 23 December 2006. The 24-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf was seriously injured and the 18-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
Serious
Date
23 Dec 2006
Saturday, 14:35
Vehicles
4
Ford Fiesta and 3 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.10666, longitude -1.32807, in the DE55 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Normanton West, Bolsover, DE55 2GG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Bolsover

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200630M010192
Council area
Bolsover
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
1

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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 April 2002.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 3: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 200630M010192 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 2006.