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Serious A64 crash in North Yorkshire on 19 September 1980 at 16:20 involving a lorry

A lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the A64 in North Yorkshire at 16:20 on Friday 19 September 1980. The 45-year-old male driver of the car was seriously injured and the 62-year-old male driver of the lorry and a 45-year-old female passenger in the lorry were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Sep 1980
Friday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Lorry and car
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.85726, longitude -1.33375, in the LS24 postcode district. The location was in the former Selby district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198012A166180
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
64
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    62 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 62, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 45, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 198012A166180 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Yorkshire road accident statistics for 1980.