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A165 crash in North Yorkshire on 20 November 2002 at 17:10 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van and a Dennis bus were involved in a crash on the A165 in North Yorkshire at 17:10 on Wednesday 20 November 2002. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
20 Nov 2002
Wednesday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and Dennis
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.28087, longitude -0.40548, in the YO11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Scarborough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castle, North Yorkshire, YO11 1JR area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Scarborough district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002123240776
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
165
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
64

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 30 October 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

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

  • Vehicle 2: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dennis)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 2002123240776 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.