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A5194 crash in Derby on 11 August 2020 at 14:26 involving a Skoda Octavia taxi

A Skoda Octavia taxi and a Vauxhall Vectra were involved in a crash on the A5194 in Derby at 14:26 on Tuesday 11 August 2020. A 54-year-old male passenger in the Skoda Octavia taxi was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Aug 2020
Tuesday, 14:26
Vehicles
2
Skoda Octavia and Vauxhall Vectra
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.91803, longitude -1.4723, in the DE1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Arboretum, Derby, DE1 1NN area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020302001040
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5194
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
1%
Estimated chance it was slight
99%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Skoda Octavia

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Skoda Octavia)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    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 2020302001040 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 2020.