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B6051 crash in Chesterfield on 5 March 2023 at 19:36 involving a Citroen Xsara

A Citroen Xsara and a Toyota Yaris were involved in a crash on the B6051 in Chesterfield at 19:36 on Sunday 5 March 2023. The 36-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xsara and a passenger in the Citroen Xsara were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Mar 2023
Sunday, 19:36
Vehicles
2
Citroen Xsara and Toyota Yaris
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.25305, longitude -1.45303, in the S41 postcode district and within the built-up area of Chesterfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dunston, Chesterfield, S41 8QJ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Chesterfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023302300396
Council area
Chesterfield
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6051
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
Dark, street lights lit
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 33 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 July 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Xsara

    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
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Xsara)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2023302300396 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Chesterfield road accident statistics for 2023.