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Serious A65 crash in North Yorkshire on 10 November 1985 at 11:40 involving a car

Two cars and a bus or coach were involved in a crash on the A65 in North Yorkshire at 11:40 on Sunday 10 November 1985. There were six casualties: three people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Nov 1985
Sunday, 11:40
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
6
3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.01147, longitude -2.24137, 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
1985125306196
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
65
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 17 December 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 3: 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
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged under 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 1985125306196 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.