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Fatal A166 crash in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 24 August 1994 at 19:15 involving a Ford Orion

A Ford Orion and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the A166 in the East Riding of Yorkshire at 19:15 on Wednesday 24 August 1994. The 32-year-old male driver of the Ford Orion, the 32-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 67-year-old male passenger in the Ford Fiesta were killed and three other people were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Aug 1994
Wednesday, 19:15
Vehicles
2
Ford Orion and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
6
3 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.00866, longitude -0.68466, in the YO42 postcode district. The location was in the former Ryedale district.

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

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199416C160403
Council area
East Riding of Yorkshire
Police force
Humberside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
166
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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 15 June 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Orion

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    957 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Orion)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 67, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199416C160403 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 1994.