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A64 crash in York on 26 November 1997 at 08:09 involving a Citroen BX

A Citroen BX and a Nissan Cabstar van were involved in a crash on the A64 in York at 08:09 on Wednesday 26 November 1997. The 56-year-old male driver of the Nissan Cabstar van and a 60-year-old male passenger in the Nissan Cabstar van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Nov 1997
Wednesday, 08:09
Vehicles
2
Citroen BX and Nissan Cabstar
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.92541, longitude -1.068, in the YO19 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997123300073
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
64
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 November 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Cabstar

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,494 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Cabstar)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Cabstar)

    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 1997123300073 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 1997.