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Serious A661 crash in North Yorkshire on 15 August 2009 at 08:52 involving a Renault Clio

A Renault Clio and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the A661 in North Yorkshire at 08:52 on Saturday 15 August 2009. The 20-year-old male driver of the Renault Clio was seriously injured and the 58-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Discovery and a 58-year-old female passenger in the Land Rover Discovery 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
Serious
Date
15 Aug 2009
Saturday, 08:52
Vehicles
2
Renault Clio and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.96921, longitude -1.4501, in the HG5 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2009120140909
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
661
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
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 27 February 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Clio

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,149 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    58 years
    Engine capacity
    3,950 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol and LPG
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Clio)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

    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 2009120140909 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 2009.