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A38 crash in Amber Valley on 29 April 2010 at 17:29 involving a Jaguar XF Series

A Jaguar XF Series, three Vauxhall Vectras and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on the A38 in Amber Valley at 17:29 on Thursday 29 April 2010. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Apr 2010
Thursday, 17:29
Vehicles
5
Jaguar XF Series and 4 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.09134, longitude -1.37042, in the DE55 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Somercotes, Amber Valley, DE55 4QJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Amber Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201030C000232
Council area
Amber Valley
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
Urban
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 April 2007.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar XF Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 4: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 5: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Vauxhall Zafira)

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 201030C000232 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Amber Valley road accident statistics for 2010.