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Serious B1222 crash in York on 20 February 2015 at 11:50 involving a BMW 4 Series

A BMW 4 Series and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B1222 in York at 11:50 on Friday 20 February 2015. The 72-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Feb 2015
Friday, 11:50
Vehicles
2
BMW 4 Series and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.92432, longitude -1.07961, in the YO19 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Fulford & Heslington, York, YO19 4RF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015120028435
Council area
York
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1222
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 2 July 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 4 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    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
    72 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 72, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2015120028435 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the York road accident statistics for 2015.