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A66 crash in North Yorkshire on 12 April 2012 at 12:10 involving a Peugeot 308

A Peugeot 308, a Nissan Qashqai and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on the A66 in North Yorkshire at 12:10 on Thursday 12 April 2012. All five casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on an icy single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Apr 2012
Thursday, 12:10
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 308 and 2 others
Casualties
5
5 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.45743, longitude -1.71565, in the DL10 postcode district. 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
2012120058134
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
Other
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
30%
Estimated chance it was slight
70%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 127 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 October 1989.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 308

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Qashqai

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 308)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Qashqai)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Qashqai)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 54, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Focus)

    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 2012120058134 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 2012.