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Fatal A166 crash in North Yorkshire on 23 May 1996 at 23:46 involving a Ford Escort

A Ford Escort and a Vauxhall Nova were involved in a crash on the A166 in North Yorkshire at 23:46 on Thursday 23 May 1996. A 22-year-old male passenger in the Ford Escort was killed, the 20-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort was seriously injured and the 23-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Nova was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 May 1996
Thursday, 23:46
Vehicles
2
Ford Escort and Vauxhall Nova
Casualties
3
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.98027, longitude -0.96156, in the YO19 postcode district. The location was in the former Ryedale district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1996121440950
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

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
Flood over 3cm deep
Special conditions at the site
Road surface defective
Carriageway hazards
Poor or defective road surface

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 100 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 April 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Nova

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,488 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Nova)

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 1996121440950 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 1996.