Car flips onto its roof in horrific bank holiday collision at dangerous Derbyshire road - which has seen 20 fatalities in 25 years

Emergency services were called to reports of a collision at the junction of Birkin Lane and the A632 (Matlock Road) in Span Carr between Chesterfield and Matlock.

The collision involved two vehicles, a Ford Fiesta and an Isuzu D-Max, which flipped to its roof and had been significantly damaged during the incident.

No serious injuries were reported in connection with the collision.

A spokesperson for Derbyshire police said: “We were called to reports of a collision between a Ford Fiesta and an Isuzu D-Max on 31 August just before 5pm at the junction of Birkin Lane and Matlock Road.

"Officers attended and found that the drivers and two passengers of the Fiesta were both unhurt.

"No arrests took place and there is no further police action.”

The Span Carr crossroads, located on the A632, are considered a dangerous collision hotspot.

Last year Derbyshire County Council approved funding to install a purpose-built speed enforcement van bay along the junction.

The A632, which stretches between Matlock and Nottinghamshire, recorded 231 serious injuries between 1998 and 2023.

Over the same period the A5004 in High Peak – labelled Britain's most ‘high risk’ road in 2019 by the Road Safety Foundation – recorded only six fatalities.

Ashover Community Action Group (ACAG) has been campaigning for improved safety measures on the A632 following four deaths in the last five months of 2023, including the tragic case of Angela Boyack, 59, and her son Stephen, 22, who were both killed by an overtaking driver.