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Fatal B1257 crash in North Yorkshire on 3 August 2013 at 16:45 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle, a Volkswagen Polo and a Renault Laguna were involved in a crash on the B1257 in North Yorkshire at 16:45 on Saturday 3 August 2013. The 45-year-old male rider of the Yamaha motorcycle and the 65-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo were killed and a 75-year-old female passenger in the Volkswagen Polo was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Aug 2013
Saturday, 16:45
Vehicles
3
Yamaha and 2 others
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.28904, longitude -1.13186, in the YO62 postcode district. The location was in the former Ryedale district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013120131916
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1257
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 104 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 June 2005.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North
    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
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    18 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    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
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 45, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Female, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 75, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

    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 2013120131916 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 2013.