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Fatal A1041 crash in North Yorkshire on 20 September 1990 at 14:38 involving a Ford Sierra

A Ford Sierra and a Mercedes van were involved in a crash on the A1041 in North Yorkshire at 14:38 on Thursday 20 September 1990. The 30-year-old male driver of the Ford Sierra was killed and the 45-year-old male driver of the Mercedes van was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
20 Sep 1990
Thursday, 14:38
Vehicles
2
Ford Sierra and Mercedes
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76629, longitude -1.06394, in the YO8 postcode district. The location was in the former Selby district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1990122630243
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1041
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 November 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Sierra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

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 1990122630243 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.