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Serious A64 crash in North Yorkshire on 2 September 2002 at 16:55 involving a Citroen AX

A Citroen AX and a Renault Megane were involved in a crash on the A64 in North Yorkshire at 16:55 on Monday 2 September 2002. All four casualties were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Sep 2002
Monday, 16:55
Vehicles
2
Citroen AX and Renault Megane
Casualties
4
4 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.1786, longitude -0.57965, in the YO17 postcode district. The location was in the former Ryedale district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002122450678
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
64
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 July 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen AX

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Megane

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 79, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen AX)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Renault Megane)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2002122450678 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.