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Fatal A64 crash in North Yorkshire on 25 October 1985 at 22:35 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A64 in North Yorkshire at 22:35 on Friday 25 October 1985. The 38-year-old female driver of vehicle 1 was killed and five other people were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Oct 1985
Friday, 22:35
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
6
1 killed, 5 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.05689, longitude -0.93521, in the YO60 postcode district. The location was in the former Ryedale district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1985125292244
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
64
Road type
Single 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 25 February 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

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

  • Vehicle 3: Car

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

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 53, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 9, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (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 1985125292244 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.