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Serious A6 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 6 May 2018 at 13:45 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo, a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle and a car were involved in a crash on the A6 in the Derbyshire Dales at 13:45 on Sunday 6 May 2018. The 65-year-old male rider of the Triumph Bonneville motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
6 May 2018
Sunday, 13:45
Vehicles
3
Ford Mondeo and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.10595, longitude -1.54947, in the DE4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cromford.

Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018301800582
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
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 27 August 2007.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Triumph Bonneville

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North 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
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    790 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 65, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Triumph Bonneville)

    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 2018301800582 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 2018.