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A59 crash in York on 1 December 1998 at 05:59 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106, a Ford Granada and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A59 in York at 05:59 on Tuesday 1 December 1998. The 41-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106 and the 32-year-old male driver of the Ford Granada were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Dec 1998
Tuesday, 05:59
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 106 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.97564, longitude -1.17666, in the YO26 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998123350055
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
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
Raining, 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 4 September 2002.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    1,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Granada)

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 1998123350055 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 1998.