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B1257 crash in North Yorkshire on 11 September 1998 at 17:22 involving a Leyland DAF FTG 95 lorry

A Leyland DAF FTG 95 lorry and a Renault lorry were involved in a crash on the B1257 in North Yorkshire at 17:22 on Friday 11 September 1998. The 63-year-old male driver of the Renault lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Sep 1998
Friday, 17:22
Vehicles
2
Leyland DAF FTG 95 and Renault
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.15297, longitude -0.87609, in the YO17 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998122540778
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1257
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 August 2006.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland DAF FTG 95

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Renault

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Renault)

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 1998122540778 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 1998.