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Fatal A64 crash in North Yorkshire on 28 March 2005 at 13:16 involving a Volvo lorry

Four vehicles, including a Volvo lorry and a Mercedes 190, were involved in a crash on the A64 in North Yorkshire at 13:16 on Monday 28 March 2005. An 11-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes 190 was killed and three other people were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
28 Mar 2005
Monday, 13:16
Vehicles
4
Volvo and 3 others
Casualties
4
1 killed, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.14983, longitude -0.77509, in the YO17 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 6RD area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Ryedale district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005120870361
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
64
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 November 2005.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,797 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes 190)

    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 2005120870361 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 2005.