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Serious unclassified road crash in North Yorkshire BD20 on 26 May 2012 at 15:00 involving a Yamaha Ybr 125 motorcycle

A Yamaha Ybr 125 motorcycle and a Vauxhall Zafira were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Yorkshire at 15:00 on Saturday 26 May 2012. The 20-year-old male rider of the Yamaha Ybr 125 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 33-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Zafira and a 7-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Zafira were 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
26 May 2012
Saturday, 15:00
Vehicles
2
Yamaha Ybr 125 and Vauxhall Zafira
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.92932, longitude -2.02694, in the BD20 postcode district. The location was in the former Craven district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012120084233
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 16 November 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha Ybr 125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    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
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Zafira

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha Ybr 125)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Zafira)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2012120084233 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.