Serious A609 crash in Broxtowe on 21 May 2011 at 15:55 involving a Subaru Impreza
A Subaru Impreza, a Ford Fiesta and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A609 in Broxtowe at 15:55 on Saturday 21 May 2011. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 21 May 2011
- Saturday, 15:55
- Vehicles
- 3
- Subaru Impreza and 2 others
- Casualties
- 5
- 2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.95548, longitude -1.25474, in the NG9 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell, Broxtowe, NG9 3PL area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Broxtowe
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201131D109011
- Council area
- Broxtowe
- Police force
- Nottinghamshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Nottinghamshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 609
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Using private drive or entrance
- Junction control
- Give way or uncontrolled
- Second road class
- Unclassified
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, 4 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 April 1986.
Serious
Car crash on the A609 in Broxtowe, 1 April 1986
4 m awayRef 1986317R40821
Slight
Ford Escort crash on the A609 in Broxtowe, 6 January 1990
4 m awayRef 1990317R40058
Serious
Ford Escort crash on the A609 in Nottingham, 8 July 1994
6 m awayRef 1994317E41448
Serious
Vauxhall Nova crash on the A609 in Broxtowe, 20 May 1991
6 m awayRef 1991317R41184
Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A609 in Broxtowe, 29 January 1999
6 m awayRef 1999317C40219
Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A609 in Broxtowe, 6 February 2010
6 m awayRef 20103102D0287
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Subaru Impreza
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded and overturned
- First point of impact
- Nearside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 27 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,994 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Turning right
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Leaving main road
- Leaving the carriageway
- Nearside
- Hit object off carriageway
- Entered ditch
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,242 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Vehicle 3: Ford Focus
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,596 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Casualties (5)
Casualty 1: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Impreza)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Focus)
Casualty 4: Passenger
SeriousMale, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Impreza)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)
- 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 201131D109011 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 2011.