A63 crash in the East Riding of Yorkshire on 17 January 2008 at 13:57 involving a BMW 3 Series
Five vehicles, including two cars and a BMW 3 Series, were involved in a crash on the A63 in the East Riding of Yorkshire at 13:57 on Thursday 17 January 2008. All four casualties were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 17 Jan 2008
- Thursday, 13:57
- Vehicles
- 5
- BMW 3 Series and 4 others
- Casualties
- 4
- 4 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.76184, longitude -0.61423, in the HU15 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in the East Riding of Yorkshire
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2008160C00470
- Council area
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Police force
- Humberside
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 63
- 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
- Wet or damp
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 19%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 81%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 12 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 3 September 2024.
Serious
BMW X5 crash on the A63 in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 3 September 2024
12 m awayRef 2024161486902
Slight
Rover 75 crash on the A63 in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 4 November 2007
22 m awayRef 2007160C07340
Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A63 in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 23 March 1979
51 m awayRef 197916M010121
Slight
DAF Trucks FTG 95XF crash on the A63 in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 23 February 2004
81 m awayRef 2004160C01260
Serious
Ford Mondeo crash on the A63 in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 13 February 1998
92 m awayRef 199816E140071
Fatal
Vehicle crash on the A63 in the East Riding of Yorkshire, 11 August 1980
103 m awayRef 198016M010410
Vehicles involved (5)
Vehicle 1: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Changing lane to right
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Other or not known
Vehicle 2: 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
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 20 years
Vehicle 3: BMW 3 Series
Car
- 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
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 35 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,596 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 10 years
Vehicle 4: LDV 400 Series
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- 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
- Back
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 45 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,400 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 4 years
Vehicle 5: Land Rover Range Rover
Car
- 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
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 80 years
- Engine capacity
- 4,398 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
Casualties (4)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (BMW 3 Series)
Casualty 3: Driver
SlightMale, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Land Rover Range Rover)
Casualty 4: Driver
SlightMale, aged 45, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (LDV 400 Series)
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 2008160C00470 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the East Riding of Yorkshire road accident statistics for 2008.