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Fatal A52 crash in the Derbyshire Dales on 26 March 2022 at 15:00 involving a BMW R Series motorcycle

A BMW R Series motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the A52 in the Derbyshire Dales at 15:00 on Saturday 26 March 2022. The 57-year-old male rider and a 56-year-old female pedestrian were killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Mar 2022
Saturday, 15:00
Vehicles
1
BMW R Series
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.00373, longitude -1.72346, in the DE6 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the Derbyshire Dales

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2022302200478
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
52
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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, 214 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 September 1988.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW R Series

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,170 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 57, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (BMW R Series)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 56, hit by vehicle 1 (BMW R Series)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2022302200478 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 2022.