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Serious A6005 crash in Erewash on 1 January 2012 at 20:05 involving a Volkswagen Lupo

A Volkswagen Lupo and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A6005 in Erewash at 20:05 on Sunday 1 January 2012. The 43-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 Jan 2012
Sunday, 20:05
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Lupo and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.90008, longitude -1.36011, in the DE72 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Erewash

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201230D000152
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
6005
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 63 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 November 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Lupo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 201230D000152 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 2012.