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Serious B6265 crash in North Yorkshire on 16 December 2005 at 23:00 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the B6265 in North Yorkshire at 23:00 on Friday 16 December 2005. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Dec 2005
Friday, 23:00
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.06654, longitude -2.03282, 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005123500894
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6265
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 335 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 June 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

    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 2005123500894 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.