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A59 crash in North Yorkshire on 16 August 2013 at 15:57 involving a Chevrolet Aveo

A Chevrolet Aveo and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the A59 in North Yorkshire at 15:57 on Friday 16 August 2013. A 74-year-old female passenger in the Chevrolet Aveo, the 72-year-old male driver of the Chevrolet Aveo and a 13-year-old female passenger in the Chevrolet Aveo were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Aug 2013
Friday, 15:57
Vehicles
2
Chevrolet Aveo and Volvo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.96485, longitude -2.05071, in the BD23 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Mid Craven, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UD area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Craven district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013120140604
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
59
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
629

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
18%
Estimated chance it was slight
82%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 72 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 July 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Chevrolet Aveo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    9,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 74, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Aveo)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Aveo)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 13, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Chevrolet Aveo)

    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 2013120140604 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.