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Fatal A684 crash in North Yorkshire on 8 June 2001 at 16:00 involving a Volkswagen Lupo

A Volkswagen Lupo and a Ford Transit van were involved in a crash on the A684 in North Yorkshire at 16:00 on Friday 8 June 2001. The 79-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Lupo and a 79-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Lupo were killed and the 44-year-old male driver of the Ford Transit van was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
8 Jun 2001
Friday, 16:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Lupo and Ford Transit
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.36438, longitude -1.40898, in the DL6 postcode district. The location was in the former Hambleton district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001121590545
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
684
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 10 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Lupo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    79 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Lupo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Lupo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 2001121590545 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 2001.