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A59 crash in North Yorkshire on 11 April 2005 at 10:25 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a DAF Trucks FA 45 lorry were involved in a crash on the A59 in North Yorkshire at 10:25 on Monday 11 April 2005. The 35-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks FA 45 lorry and a 45-year-old male passenger in the DAF Trucks FA 45 lorry were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Apr 2005
Monday, 10:25
Vehicles
2
Volvo and DAF Trucks FA 45
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.9674, longitude -2.04021, in the BD23 postcode district. The location was in the former Craven district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005121010300
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
Daylight
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
4%
Estimated chance it was slight
96%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 28 September 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    66 years
    Engine capacity
    9,603 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: DAF Trucks FA 45

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks FA 45)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (DAF Trucks FA 45)

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 2005121010300 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.