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A1(M) crash in North Yorkshire on 12 August 2012 at 22:30 involving a Peugeot 206

Four vehicles, including a Peugeot 206 and a Citroen C3, were involved in a crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire at 22:30 on Sunday 12 August 2012. The 51-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 206, the 57-year-old male driver of the Citroen C3 and the 44-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki ZX900 motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Aug 2012
Sunday, 22:30
Vehicles
4
Peugeot 206 and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.99553, longitude -1.36499, in the LS22 postcode district. The location was in the former Harrogate district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2012120133338
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
1
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
Dark, no street lighting
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
33%
Estimated chance it was slight
67%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 29 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 December 2020.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 206

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,587 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    57 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 3: Kawasaki ZX900

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    899 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 206)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 57, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C3)

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 3 (Kawasaki ZX900)

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 2012120133338 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.