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A658 crash in North Yorkshire on 23 September 2003 at 14:55 involving a Volvo 440

A Volvo 440 and a Mercedes 200 van were involved in a crash on the A658 in North Yorkshire at 14:55 on Tuesday 23 September 2003. A 15-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes 200 van and the 33-year-old male driver of the Volvo 440 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Sep 2003
Tuesday, 14:55
Vehicles
2
Volvo 440 and Mercedes 200
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.00098, longitude -1.44007, in the HG5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Knaresborough West, North Yorkshire, HG5 8QB area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Harrogate district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003122660684
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
658
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 19 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 March 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 440

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,794 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 200

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    2,874 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 200)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 440)

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 2003122660684 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.