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A1079 crash in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 21 November 1979 at 08:55 involving a car

A car and a van were involved in a crash on the A1079 in the East Riding of Yorkshire at 08:55 on Wednesday 21 November 1979. The 33-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on an icy single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Nov 1979
Wednesday, 08:55
Vehicles
2
Car and van
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.80131, longitude -0.37137, in the HU6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Dunswell.

Map of where the crash happened in the East Riding of Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197916L030646
Council area
East Riding of Yorkshire
Police force
Humberside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1079
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Zebra crossing

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 14 November 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

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 197916L030646 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Riding of Yorkshire road accident statistics for 1979.