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Serious unclassified road crash in Derby DE21 on 2 March 2007 at 16:22 involving a Chevrolet Matiz

A Chevrolet Matiz and a Volvo bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Derby at 16:22 on Friday 2 March 2007. A 78-year-old female passenger in the Volvo bus was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Mar 2007
Friday, 16:22
Vehicles
2
Chevrolet Matiz and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.92745, longitude -1.44019, in the DE21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Chaddesden West, Derby, DE21 6NG area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200730D000170
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
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, 21 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 December 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet Matiz

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 78, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Standing 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 200730D000170 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derby road accident statistics for 2007.