Fatal B6012 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 26 July 2020 at 17:21 involving a Toyota RAV4
A Toyota RAV4, a Harley-Davidson XL 1200 motorcycle and two motorcycles were involved in a crash on the B6012 in the Derbyshire Dales at 17:21 on Sunday 26 July 2020. The 47-year-old female rider of the Harley-Davidson XL 1200 motorcycle was killed and the 58-year-old male rider of vehicle 4 and the 53-year-old male rider of vehicle 3 were seriously injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 26 Jul 2020
- Sunday, 17:21
- Vehicles
- 4
- Toyota RAV4 and 3 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 1 killed, 2 seriously injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.20644, longitude -1.60585, in the DE4 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2020302000785
- Council area
- Derbyshire Dales
- Police force
- Derbyshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
- Highway authority
- Derbyshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 6012
- 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
- 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, 90 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 November 2007.
Slight
Ford KA crash on the B6012 in the Derbyshire Dales, 8 November 2007
90 m awayRef 200730B000589
Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B6012 in the Derbyshire Dales, 14 December 2001
108 m awayRef 200130B000705
Serious
Vauxhall Crossland crash on the B6012 in the Derbyshire Dales, 21 April 2024
161 m awayRef 2024302400636
Slight
Daewoo Matiz crash on the B6012 in the Derbyshire Dales, 29 July 2012
170 m awayRef 201230B001307
Slight
Yamaha R6 crash on the B6012 in the Derbyshire Dales, 13 July 2002
193 m awayRef 200230B000379
Slight
Car crash on the B6012 in the Derbyshire Dales, 10 October 1983
216 m awayRef 1983303B01756
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Toyota RAV4
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- 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
- 27 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,998 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Harley-Davidson XL 1200
Motorcycle over 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 47 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,202 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Motorcycle
Motorcycle over 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- 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
- 53 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,868 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Vehicle 4: Motorcycle
Motorcycle over 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- 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
- 58 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,745 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Rider
FatalFemale, aged 47, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Harley-Davidson XL 1200)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualty 2: Rider
SeriousMale, aged 58, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 4 (Motorcycle)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualty 3: Rider
SeriousMale, aged 53, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Motorcycle)
- 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 2020302000785 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 2020.