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A38 crash in South Derbyshire on 18 January 2007 at 16:30 involving a Peugeot 206

A Peugeot 206 and a Seat Leon were involved in a crash on the A38 in South Derbyshire at 16:30 on Thursday 18 January 2007. The 24-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 206 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Jan 2007
Thursday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 206 and Seat Leon
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.85504, longitude -1.58191, in the DE65 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Etwall, South Derbyshire, DE65 6PE area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in South Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200730D000042
Council area
South Derbyshire
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
Rural
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    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
    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
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years
    Engine capacity
    1,595 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

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 200730D000042 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 2007.