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Serious A601 crash in Derby on 12 July 2025 at 11:40 involving a Citroen C5

A Citroen C5 and a Seat Leon were involved in a crash on the A601 in Derby at 11:40 on Saturday 12 July 2025. An 86-year-old female passenger in the Seat Leon was seriously injured and the 86-year-old male driver of the Seat Leon was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Jul 2025
Saturday, 11:40
Vehicles
2
Citroen C5 and Seat Leon
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.92155, longitude -1.46988, 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025302501091
Council area
Derby
Police force
Derbyshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
601
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 July 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen C5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Seat Leon

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    86 years
    Engine capacity
    1,395 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 86, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 86, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Seat Leon)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2025302501091 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 2025.