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Unclassified road crash in North Yorkshire BD23 on 2 November 1997 at 15:22 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Peugeot 405 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Yorkshire at 15:22 on Sunday 2 November 1997. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Nov 1997
Sunday, 15:22
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Peugeot 405
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.02247, longitude -2.08239, in the BD23 postcode district. The location was in the former Craven district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997123060384
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 20 March 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 44, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 1997123060384 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 1997.