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Serious unclassified road crash in York YO31 on 13 May 1982 at 12:45 involving a car

A car and two motorcycles were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in York at 12:45 on Thursday 13 May 1982. There were four casualties: two people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry road with a 30 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 May 1982
Thursday, 12:45
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
4
2 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.97377, longitude -1.06784, in the YO31 postcode district and within the built-up area of York.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198212A076582
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Speed limit
30 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, 99 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    17 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 4: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist, on vehicle 3 (Motorcycle)

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 198212A076582 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the York road accident statistics for 1982.