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Serious B6265 crash in North Yorkshire on 27 October 1985 at 15:17 involving a car

A car and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B6265 in North Yorkshire at 15:17 on Sunday 27 October 1985. The 22-year-old male rider of the motorcycle and a 75-year-old female passenger in the car were seriously injured and the 22-year-old female rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Oct 1985
Sunday, 15:17
Vehicles
2
Car and motorcycle
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.03418, longitude -2.04119, in the BD23 postcode district. The location was in the former Craven district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1985125293396
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6265
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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, 21 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 May 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    67 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 50cc and under

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

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, motorcyclist (50cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 1985125293396 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.