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A615 crash in Amber Valley on 25 February 2025 at 09:28 involving a Citroen DS3

A Citroen DS3, a Suzuki Swift and a car were involved in a crash on the A615 in Amber Valley at 09:28 on Tuesday 25 February 2025. The 65-year-old female driver of the Suzuki Swift and the 34-year-old male driver of the Citroen DS3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Feb 2025
Tuesday, 09:28
Vehicles
3
Citroen DS3 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.12837, longitude -1.4887, in the DE4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ashover, North East Derbyshire, DE55 6ER area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Amber Valley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025302500530
Council area
Amber Valley
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Derbyshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
615
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 9 July 2021.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen DS3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki Swift

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Suzuki Swift)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen DS3)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

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 2025302500530 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Amber Valley road accident statistics for 2025.