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Fatal A61 crash in North Yorkshire on 13 September 1995 at 01:29 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa hit a pedestrian on the A61 in North Yorkshire at 01:29 on Wednesday 13 September 1995. A 41-year-old male pedestrian was killed and the 18-year-old female driver was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Sep 1995
Wednesday, 01:29
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.02171, longitude -1.56496, in the HG3 postcode district. The location was in the former Harrogate district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995122560038
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 24 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 41, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

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 1995122560038 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.