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Unclassified road crash in York YO31 on 3 December 2001 at 05:17 involving a Volvo V70

A motorcycle and a Volvo V70 were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in York at 05:17 on Monday 3 December 2001. The 32-year-old male driver of the Volvo V70 was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Dec 2001
Monday, 05:17
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Volvo V70
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.97135, longitude -1.08068, in the YO31 postcode district and within the built-up area of York. It is one of the crashes that make up the Guildhall, York, YO31 7QQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2001123370063
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 August 1997.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Did not impact

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo V70

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    2,300 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo V70)

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 2001123370063 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 2001.