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Fatal A1079 crash in York on 24 May 2011 at 06:30 involving a Ford Focus

A Ford Focus and a MAN lorry were involved in a crash on the A1079 in York at 06:30 on Tuesday 24 May 2011. The 81-year-old male driver of the Ford Focus was killed and the 48-year-old male driver of the MAN lorry 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
Fatal
Date
24 May 2011
Tuesday, 06:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Focus and MAN
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.95339, longitude -0.96175, in the YO19 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2011120084404
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1079
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 32 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 April 2001.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    81 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    10,518 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 48, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (MAN)

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 2011120084404 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the York road accident statistics for 2011.