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Unclassified road crash in York YO1 on 24 December 1995 at 13:52 involving a Vauxhall Astra

Five vehicles, including a Vauxhall Astra and a Renault Clio, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in York at 13:52 on Sunday 24 December 1995. A 28-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Astra and a 40-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Vauxhall Astra were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 1995
Sunday, 13:52
Vehicles
5
Vauxhall Astra and 4 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.95978, longitude -1.08339, in the YO1 postcode district and within the built-up area of York.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1995123580297
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 December 2006.

Vehicles involved (5)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Toyota Carina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 5: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Lane or location
    On lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 40, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 1995123580297 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the York road accident statistics for 1995.