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A168 crash in North Yorkshire on 2 January 2002 at 11:28 involving a Citroen BX

A Citroen BX and a Citroen Saxo were involved in a crash on the A168 in North Yorkshire at 11:28 on Wednesday 2 January 2002. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jan 2002
Wednesday, 11:28
Vehicles
2
Citroen BX and Citroen Saxo
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.18982, longitude -1.36856, in the YO7 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002120020261
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
168
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 22 September 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen BX)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Saxo)

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 2002120020261 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 2002.