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A608 crash in Broxtowe on 14 December 2008 at 18:45 involving a Ford Focus

A car and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A608 in Broxtowe at 18:45 on Sunday 14 December 2008. The 31-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus and a 27-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Dec 2008
Sunday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Car and Ford Focus
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.03239, longitude -1.30969, in the NG16 postcode district and within the built-up area of Brinsley and Underwood. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brinsley, Broxtowe, NG16 5DT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Broxtowe

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20083102D3449
Council area
Broxtowe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
No
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
608
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Pedestrian in carriageway, not injured

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, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    Other or not known

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    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 20083102D3449 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Broxtowe road accident statistics for 2008.