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Serious A6 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 29 September 2018 at 18:30 involving an Audi A1

An Audi A1 and a BMW S 1000 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A6 in the Derbyshire Dales at 18:30 on Saturday 29 September 2018. A 26-year-old male passenger on the BMW S 1000 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 56-year-old male rider of the BMW S 1000 motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Sep 2018
Saturday, 18:30
Vehicles
2
Audi A1 and BMW S 1000
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.12702, longitude -1.55982, in the DE4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cromford & Matlock Bath, Derbyshire Dales, DE4 3PT 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
2018301801346
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
40 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, lighting unknown
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, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 March 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW S 1000

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW S 1000)

    Home area deprivation
    10% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (BMW S 1000)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2018301801346 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.