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Fatal A6 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 8 April 2017 at 17:10 involving a motorcycle

Two motorcycles were involved in a crash on the A6 in the Derbyshire Dales at 17:10 on Saturday 8 April 2017. The 73-year-old male rider of vehicle 1 was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Apr 2017
Saturday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and another
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.1176, longitude -1.56099, in the DE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Matlock Bath. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cromford & Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 5JH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017301700770
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 13 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 October 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Lamp post
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    73 years
    Engine capacity
    803 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    450 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 73, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least 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 2017301700770 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 2017.