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Serious A19 crash in North Yorkshire on 7 September 1980 at 11:53 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A19 in North Yorkshire at 11:53 on Sunday 7 September 1980. All five casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Sep 1980
Sunday, 11:53
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
5
5 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.38054, longitude -1.32115, in the DL6 postcode district. The location was in the former Hambleton district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198012C101280
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
19
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 March 1981.

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
    43 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    71 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 71, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 198012C101280 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.