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A64 crash in York on 11 May 2012 at 16:31 involving a Suzuki Vitara

A Suzuki Vitara, a Ford Focus and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in a crash on the A64 in York at 16:31 on Friday 11 May 2012. The 47-year-old female driver of the Ford Focus and a 12-year-old female passenger in the Ford Focus were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 May 2012
Friday, 16:31
Vehicles
3
Suzuki Vitara and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.92349, longitude -1.12396, in the YO23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Copmanthorpe, York, YO23 2UB area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012120075247
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
64
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 June 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Suzuki Vitara

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,590 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Volkswagen Passat

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (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 2012120075247 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.