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Serious M62 crash in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 12 January 1985 at 17:48 involving a van

Two vans were involved in a crash on the M62 in the East Riding of Yorkshire at 17:48 on Saturday 12 January 1985. The 40-year-old male driver of vehicle 2 was seriously injured and a 33-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1 and a 28-year-old male passenger in vehicle 1 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Jan 1985
Saturday, 17:48
Vehicles
2
Van and another
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.68325, longitude -1.07638, in the DN14 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in the East Riding of Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198516M050022
Council area
East Riding of Yorkshire
Police force
Humberside

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
62
Road type
Dual 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 July 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

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 198516M050022 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Riding of Yorkshire road accident statistics for 1985.