A59 crash in York on 23 December 1985 at 17:06 involving a car
Two cars were involved in a crash on the A59 in York at 17:06 on Monday 23 December 1985. The 34-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 and a 32-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 23 Dec 1985
- Monday, 17:06
- Vehicles
- 2
- Car and another
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.97022, longitude -1.13454, in the YO26 postcode district and within the built-up area of York.
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 1985125376708
- Council area
- York
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 59
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 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, street lights lit
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 42 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 April 2000.
Slight
Renault 18 crash on an unclassified road in York, 17 April 2000
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Slight
Seat Arosa crash on the A59 in York, 24 September 2002
42 m awayRef 2002122670233
Slight
Ford Sierra crash on the A59 in York, 2 January 1995
42 m awayRef 1995120020593
Slight
Leyland DAF FA 45 crash on the A59 in York, 13 May 2000
42 m awayRef 2000121340232
Serious
Citroen ZX crash on the A59 in York, 22 March 1996
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Slight
Kawasaki crash on the A59 in York, 14 June 1997
42 m awayRef 1997121650405
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North West
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 34 years
Vehicle 2: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to turn right
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 34 years
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 32, 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 1985125376708 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 1985.