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Serious A59 crash in North Yorkshire on 24 January 1990 at 12:15 involving an Opel Kadett

An Opel Kadett, a Honda Ballade and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A59 in North Yorkshire at 12:15 on Wednesday 24 January 1990. All four casualties were seriously 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
24 Jan 1990
Wednesday, 12:15
Vehicles
3
Opel Kadett and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.99593, longitude -1.25573, in the YO26 postcode district. The location was in the former Harrogate district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990121240397
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 February 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Opel Kadett

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Ballade

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,488 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Kadett)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Kadett)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Ballade)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Ballade)

    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 1990121240397 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 1990.