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A38 crash in Derby on 7 August 2019 at 20:15 involving a Volkswagen Tiguan

A Volkswagen Tiguan and a BMW 3 Series were involved in a crash on the A38 in Derby at 20:15 on Wednesday 7 August 2019. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Aug 2019
Wednesday, 20:15
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Tiguan and BMW 3 Series
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.95208, longitude -1.47577, in the DE22 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Allestree, Derby, DE22 2AZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019301901090
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
38
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
38

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
12%
Estimated chance it was slight
88%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 11 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 September 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Tiguan

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Cleared junction or waiting or parked at junction exit
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Tiguan)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 8: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW 3 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 2019301901090 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Derby road accident statistics for 2019.