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Serious unclassified road crash in North Yorkshire WF8 on 19 October 2003 at 14:20 involving a Ford Escort

Four vehicles, including a Ford Escort and a car, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Yorkshire at 14:20 on Sunday 19 October 2003. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Oct 2003
Sunday, 14:20
Vehicles
4
Ford Escort and 3 others
Casualties
6
1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.67135, longitude -1.23859, in the WF8 postcode district. The location was in the former Selby district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003122920368
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 December 1983.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,297 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2003122920368 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.