A1(M) crash in North Yorkshire on 29 December 2008 at 15:56 involving a Vauxhall Vectra
Five vehicles, including a Vauxhall Vectra and a Ford KA, were involved in a crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire at 15:56 on Monday 29 December 2008. A 13-year-old female passenger in the Renault Megane and a 10-year-old male passenger in the Renault Megane were slightly injured.
It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 29 Dec 2008
- Monday, 15:56
- Vehicles
- 5
- Vauxhall Vectra and 4 others
- Casualties
- 2
- 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.99611, longitude -1.36494, in the LS22 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
- 2008120161569
- Council area
- North Yorkshire
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A(M)
- First road number
- 1
- 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
- Dark, no street lighting
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
- Special conditions at the site
- Roadworks
- Carriageway hazards
- Roadworks
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 3%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 97%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 March 1994.
Serious
Peugeot 405 crash on the A1 in North Yorkshire, 3 March 1994
20 m awayRef 1994120630087
Slight
Audi Q5 crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire, 18 December 2020
38 m awayRef 2020122001360
Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire, 8 March 2012
46 m awayRef 2012120037316
Slight
Fiat Coupe crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire, 5 August 2006
64 m awayRef 2006122170730
Serious
Suzuki Swift crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire, 29 May 2010
64 m awayRef 2010120086564
Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire, 12 August 2012
64 m awayRef 2012120133338
Vehicles involved (5)
Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Other or not known
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 33 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,910 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 0 years
Vehicle 2: Ford KA
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- 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
- Female
- Driver age
- 38 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,299 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 11 years
Vehicle 3: Renault Laguna
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- 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
- Female
- Driver age
- 49 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,783 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Vehicle 4: Renault Megane
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- 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
- Female
- Driver age
- 30 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,598 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Vehicle 5: Ford Focus
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- 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
- Education and educational escort
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 66 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,753 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Casualties (2)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault Megane)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault Megane)
- 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 2008120161569 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 2008.