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A5250 crash in Derby on 6 April 2023 at 01:07 involving a Citroen Berlingo van

A Citroen Berlingo van and a Skoda Rapid were involved in a crash on the A5250 in Derby at 01:07 on Thursday 6 April 2023. The 37-year-old male driver of the Citroen Berlingo van and the 34-year-old male driver of the Skoda Rapid were slightly injured.

It happened after dark in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Apr 2023
Thursday, 01:07
Vehicles
2
Citroen Berlingo and Skoda Rapid
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.90946, longitude -1.49752, in the DE23 postcode district and within the built-up area of Derby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abbey, Derby, DE22 3LG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Derby

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023302300547
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5250
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
5%
Estimated chance it was slight
95%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 18 July 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South 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
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Rapid

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Rapid)

    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2023302300547 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 2023.