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Fatal A163 crash in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 8 January 1995 at 11:36 involving a Vauxhall Nova

A Vauxhall Nova and a Skoda Favorit were involved in a crash on the A163 in the East Riding of Yorkshire at 11:36 on Sunday 8 January 1995. A 70-year-old female passenger in the Skoda Favorit was killed and four other people were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Jan 1995
Sunday, 11:36
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Nova and Skoda Favorit
Casualties
5
1 killed, 4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.8292, longitude -0.8553, in the YO8 postcode 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
199516C190012
Council area
East Riding of Yorkshire
Police force
Humberside

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
163
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 February 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Skoda Favorit

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,289 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 69, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Favorit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Favorit)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Skoda Favorit)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Nova)

    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 199516C190012 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 1995.