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Serious B1228 crash in York on 22 July 2003 at 08:20 involving a Citroen Berlingo

A Citroen Berlingo and a Volkswagen Golf were involved in a crash on the B1228 in York at 08:20 on Tuesday 22 July 2003. The 58-year-old male driver of the Citroen Berlingo was seriously injured and the 66-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
22 Jul 2003
Tuesday, 08:20
Vehicles
2
Citroen Berlingo and Volkswagen Golf
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.92536, longitude -0.953, in the YO41 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003122030151
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1228
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 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 24 December 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Berlingo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    1,588 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Berlingo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Golf)

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 2003122030151 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 2003.