A165 crash in North Yorkshire on 1 August 2003 at 14:20 involving a Proton Persona
Four vehicles, including a Proton Persona and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the A165 in North Yorkshire at 14:20 on Friday 1 August 2003. A 60-year-old male passenger in the Proton Persona was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 1 Aug 2003
- Friday, 14:20
- Vehicles
- 4
- Proton Persona and 3 others
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.24836, longitude -0.37388, in the YO11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cayton, North Yorkshire, YO11 3JP 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
- 2003122130552
- 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
- Single carriageway
- 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 45 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 July 2004.
Serious
Suzuki GSXR 750 crash on the A165 in North Yorkshire, 10 July 2004
45 m awayRef 2004121920335
Slight
Car crash on the A165 in North Yorkshire, 5 December 1982
50 m awayRef 198212D127682
Serious
Renault 25 crash on the A165 in North Yorkshire, 20 April 1995
71 m awayRef 1995121100723
Serious
Vauxhall Cavalier crash on the A165 in North Yorkshire, 14 April 1997
71 m awayRef 1997121040838
Slight
Car crash on the A165 in North Yorkshire, 11 January 1988
71 m awayRef 1988128006000
Slight
BMW M3 crash on the A165 in North Yorkshire, 7 February 2002
71 m awayRef 2002120380850
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Proton Persona
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,299 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 61 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,388 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
Vehicle 3: Rover 200 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,396 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
Vehicle 4: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to turn right
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 21 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,596 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Persona)
- 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 2003122130552 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 2003.