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Serious C road crash in South Derbyshire DE65 on 11 January 2018 at 16:25 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra hit two pedestrians on a C road in South Derbyshire at 16:25 on Thursday 11 January 2018. A 59-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured and a 32-year-old female pedestrian was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
11 Jan 2018
Thursday, 16:25
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.83763, longitude -1.53372, in the DE65 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in South Derbyshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018301800057
Council area
South Derbyshire
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, no street lighting
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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 59, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018301800057 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the South Derbyshire road accident statistics for 2018.