Fatal crash on the B6002 - 18 May 1979

Accident reference 1979309A00838

Fatal Accident

Accident summary

On Friday 18 May 1979 at 08:45 a fatal collision occurred near B6002 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 fatal) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 30 mph
  • Road type: Single carriageway

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 1979309A00838
Police Reference 309A00838
Date & Time
Friday
Severity Fatal
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Derbyshire

Road & Location Details

First Road B6002
Second Road Unclassified road
Road Type Single carriageway
Speed Limit 30 mph
Local Authority District 324

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 64
Sex Male

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Fatal
Type Pedestrian
Age 80
Sex Female
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's offside

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.