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Serious A6 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 16 October 2014 at 09:05 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Triumph Sprint ST 1050 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A6 in the Derbyshire Dales at 09:05 on Thursday 16 October 2014. The 22-year-old male rider of the Triumph Sprint ST 1050 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Oct 2014
Thursday, 09:05
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Triumph Sprint ST 1050
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.13983, longitude -1.55867, in the DE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Matlock. It is one of the crashes that make up the Matlock West, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3DN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2014300009844
Council area
Derbyshire Dales
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 4 October 2013.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,388 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Sprint ST 1050

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,050 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Sprint ST 1050)

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 2014300009844 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derbyshire Dales road accident statistics for 2014.