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Serious A165 crash in North Yorkshire on 17 May 2011 at 10:31 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry, a Citroen Xantia and a Renault Scenic were involved in a crash on the A165 in North Yorkshire at 10:31 on Tuesday 17 May 2011. The 88-year-old male driver of the Citroen Xantia and an 80-year-old female passenger in the Citroen Xantia were seriously injured and the 48-year-old male driver of the Renault Scenic was 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
17 May 2011
Tuesday, 10:31
Vehicles
3
MAN and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.14752, longitude -0.25917, in the YO14 postcode district. The location was in the former Scarborough district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011120080067
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
165
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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 17 July 2023.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    4,580 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen Xantia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    88 years
    Engine capacity
    1,761 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Scenic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 88, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xantia)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen Xantia)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault Scenic)

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 2011120080067 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.