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Serious unclassified road crash in North Yorkshire YO8 on 18 July 1993 at 21:46 involving an Opel Rekord

An Opel Rekord, a Rover 400 Series and two cars were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Yorkshire at 21:46 on Sunday 18 July 1993. The 24-year-old male driver of the Opel Rekord, the 25-year-old male driver of the Rover 400 Series and a 12-year-old female passenger in the Rover 400 Series were seriously 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
Serious
Date
18 Jul 1993
Sunday, 21:46
Vehicles
4
Opel Rekord and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.78619, longitude -1.0805, in the YO8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Selby. The location was in the former Selby district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1993121990665
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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, 80 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 November 1994.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Opel Rekord

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,979 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 400 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Opel Rekord)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 400 Series)

    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 1993121990665 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 1993.