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A661 crash in North Yorkshire on 3 July 1985 at 16:45 involving a bus or coach

A bus or coach and a car were involved in a crash on the A661 in North Yorkshire at 16:45 on Wednesday 3 July 1985. The 35-year-old female driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Jul 1985
Wednesday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Bus or coach and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.98823, longitude -1.50538, in the HG2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Harrogate. The location was in the former Harrogate district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1985125208287
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
661
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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
Carriageway hazards
Other object in carriageway

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 18 July 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bus or coach

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    99 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, 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 1985125208287 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 1985.