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A59 crash in North Yorkshire on 27 March 2004 at 19:18 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Peugeot 205 were involved in a crash on the A59 in North Yorkshire at 19:18 on Saturday 27 March 2004. The 22-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 205 and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 205 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
27 Mar 2004
Saturday, 19:18
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Peugeot 205
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.00873, longitude -1.42593, in the HG5 postcode district. 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
2004120870747
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 70 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 June 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Single trailer
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 205

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 205)

    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 2004120870747 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 2004.