A66 crash in North Yorkshire on 1 April 2011 at 12:47 involving an Iveco lorry
An Iveco lorry, a Volvo bus and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A66 in North Yorkshire at 12:47 on Friday 1 April 2011. All seven casualties 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
- Slight
- Date
- 1 Apr 2011
- Friday, 12:47
- Vehicles
- 3
- Iveco and 2 others
- Casualties
- 7
- 7 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.47877, longitude -1.77742, in the DL11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the North Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, DL11 7JZ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Richmondshire district.
Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2011120051722
- Council area
- North Yorkshire
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 66
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 60 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
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 22%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 78%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 28 January 2009.
Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A66 in North Yorkshire, 28 January 2009
22 m awayRef 2009120015105
Serious
Lada Samara crash on the A66 in North Yorkshire, 24 February 1994
22 m awayRef 1994120550335
Slight
Iveco-Ford crash on the A66 in North Yorkshire, 15 April 2008
36 m awayRef 2008121060223
Slight
Hyundai Lantra crash on the A66 in North Yorkshire, 6 August 1994
45 m awayRef 1994122180042
Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on the A66 in North Yorkshire, 30 September 2012
48 m awayRef 2012120164477
Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A66 in North Yorkshire, 1 October 2012
64 m awayRef 2012120165062
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Iveco
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over
- Towing and articulation
- Articulated vehicle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 39 years
- Engine capacity
- 10,308 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
Vehicle 2: Volvo
Bus or coach (17 or more seats)
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- 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
- 59 years
- Engine capacity
- 12,000 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
Vehicle 3: Ford Focus
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Waiting to go ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- 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
- Male
- Driver age
- 25 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,560 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
Casualties (7)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightMale, aged 39, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Iveco)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Focus)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 63, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 61, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 82, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 76, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated passenger
Casualty 7: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 76, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volvo)
- Bus or coach passenger
- Seated 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 2011120051722 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 2011.