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A1237 crash in York on 5 May 2012 at 12:15 involving a Volkswagen Passat

A Volkswagen Passat and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A1237 in York at 12:15 on Saturday 5 May 2012. The 71-year-old male rider of the motorcycle 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
Slight
Date
5 May 2012
Saturday, 12:15
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Passat and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.95659, longitude -1.1499, in the YO23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Westfield, York, YO26 5AB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012120071583
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
1237
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
15%
Estimated chance it was slight
85%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 5 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 October 2012.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc to 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    71 years
    Engine capacity
    249 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 71, motorcyclist (125cc to 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2012120071583 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 2012.