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Fatal B6271 crash in North Yorkshire on 4 April 2007 at 12:14 involving a Vauxhall VX

A Vauxhall VX crashed on the B6271 in North Yorkshire at 12:14 on Wednesday 4 April 2007. The 37-year-old male driver and a 22-year-old female passenger were killed.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
4 Apr 2007
Wednesday, 12:14
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall VX
Casualties
2
2 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.35904, longitude -1.49954, in the DL7 postcode district. The location was in the former Hambleton district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007120940221
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6271
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 12 December 2005.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall VX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall VX)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall VX)

    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 2007120940221 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 2007.