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Fatal A52 crash in Rushcliffe on 5 December 2016 at 05:04 involving a Skoda Fabia

A Skoda Fabia and a Mercedes Sprinter van were involved in a crash on the A52 in Rushcliffe at 05:04 on Monday 5 December 2016. The 21-year-old male driver of the Skoda Fabia was killed and the 32-year-old male driver of the Mercedes Sprinter van was slightly injured.

It happened after dark on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Dec 2016
Monday, 05:04
Vehicles
2
Skoda Fabia and Mercedes Sprinter
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.9459, longitude -0.94688, in the NG13 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Rushcliffe

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201631D245916
Council area
Rushcliffe
Police force
Nottinghamshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Nottinghamshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
52
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 January 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Fabia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,422 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,143 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Fabia)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

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 201631D245916 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Rushcliffe road accident statistics for 2016.