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A658 crash in North Yorkshire on 2 December 1998 at 08:03 involving an Audi A4

An Audi A4 and a Kawasaki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A658 in North Yorkshire at 08:03 on Wednesday 2 December 1998. The 27-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki motorcycle was 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 Dec 1998
Wednesday, 08:03
Vehicles
2
Audi A4 and Kawasaki
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.00232, longitude -1.44007, in the HG5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Knaresborough. The location was in the former Harrogate district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
1998123360076
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
658
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, 68 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 19 July 2016.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,781 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki)

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 1998123360076 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.