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Serious A171 crash in North Yorkshire on 26 November 1994 at 16:46 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

Four vehicles, including a car and a Vauxhall Cavalier, were involved in a crash on the A171 in North Yorkshire at 16:46 on Saturday 26 November 1994. All four casualties were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Nov 1994
Saturday, 16:46
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Cavalier and 3 others
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.48431, longitude -1.54603, in the DL2 postcode district. The location was in the former Scarborough district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1994123300548
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
171
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 76 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 2012.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Isuzu Trooper

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,771 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 4: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Isuzu Trooper)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault Clio)

    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 1994123300548 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 1994.