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Fatal A1237 crash in York on 28 November 1997 at 19:05 involving a Fiat Uno

A Fiat Uno and a Leyland DAF FTG 95 lorry were involved in a crash on the A1237 in York at 19:05 on Friday 28 November 1997. A 22-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Uno was killed and a 2-year-old male passenger in the Fiat Uno and the 21-year-old female driver of the Fiat Uno were seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Nov 1997
Friday, 19:05
Vehicles
2
Fiat Uno and Leyland DAF FTG 95
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.95388, longitude -1.14889, in the YO26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1997123320791
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1237
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 March 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Fiat Uno

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,116 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF FTG 95

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    54 years
    Engine capacity
    11,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Uno)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Uno)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Fiat Uno)

    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 1997123320791 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.