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Serious B1248 crash in North Yorkshire on 19 January 1995 at 17:26 involving an Austin Montego

An Austin Montego hit two pedestrians on the B1248 in North Yorkshire at 17:26 on Thursday 19 January 1995. A 30-year-old male pedestrian and a 34-year-old female pedestrian were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Jan 1995
Thursday, 17:26
Vehicles
1
Austin Montego
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.13164, longitude -0.8078, in the YO17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Malton. The location was in the former Ryedale district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995120190718
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1248
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 21 November 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Austin Montego

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, hit by vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 34, hit by vehicle 1 (Austin Montego)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 1995120190718 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 1995.