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C road crash in Derby DE23 on 17 April 2008 at 15:26 involving a Volkswagen Golf

A Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle were involved in a crash on a C road in Derby at 15:26 on Thursday 17 April 2008. The 9-year-old female cyclist and a 10-year-old female passenger on the bicycle were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Apr 2008
Thursday, 15:26
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Golf and bicycle
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.8878, longitude -1.49941, in the DE23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Blagreaves, Derby, DE23 1PY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200830D000300
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Zebra crossing

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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 June 2000.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,800 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    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
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, cyclist, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200830D000300 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 2008.