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Serious B6179 crash in Amber Valley on 21 May 2013 at 07:13 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Yamaha YZF R125 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B6179 in Amber Valley at 07:13 on Tuesday 21 May 2013. The 22-year-old male rider of the Yamaha YZF R125 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 May 2013
Tuesday, 07:13
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Yamaha YZF R125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.01345, longitude -1.4349, in the DE5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Denby Bottles. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley, Amber Valley, DE56 0LZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013300000383
Council area
Amber Valley
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6179
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
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, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 20 September 1984.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha YZF R125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    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
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha YZF R125)

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 2013300000383 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 2013.