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A59 crash in North Yorkshire on 18 February 2015 at 15:45 involving a BMW 1 Series

A BMW 1 Series, a Ford Focus and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A59 in North Yorkshire at 15:45 on Wednesday 18 February 2015. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
18 Feb 2015
Wednesday, 15:45
Vehicles
3
BMW 1 Series and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.00939, longitude -1.38075, in the HG5 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boroughbridge & Claro, North Yorkshire, HG5 0ZU area accident hotspot. 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
2015120027372
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
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
11%
Estimated chance it was slight
89%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 February 2014.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 1 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 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
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    999 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa

    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
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Focus)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 1 Series)

    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 2015120027372 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 2015.