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Fatal A608 crash in Erewash on 26 January 2008 at 20:19 involving a Seat Ibiza

A Seat Ibiza and a Subaru were involved in a crash on the A608 in Erewash at 20:19 on Saturday 26 January 2008. There were six casualties: four people were killed and two were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Jan 2008
Saturday, 20:19
Vehicles
2
Seat Ibiza and Subaru
Casualties
6
4 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.95265, longitude -1.4287, in the DE21 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Erewash

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200830A000049
Council area
Erewash
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
608
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Seat Ibiza

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Subaru

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Subaru)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Seat Ibiza)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Subaru)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200830A000049 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Erewash road accident statistics for 2008.