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Serious A1(M) crash in North Yorkshire on 26 April 2018 at 09:00 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA, a Mercedes lorry and an Audi A4 were involved in a crash on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire at 09:00 on Thursday 26 April 2018. The 19-year-old female driver of the Ford KA was seriously injured and the 47-year-old male driver of the Audi A4 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Apr 2018
Thursday, 09:00
Vehicles
3
Ford KA and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.01612, longitude -1.38032, 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018120071443
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
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, 24 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 September 2006.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Wall or fence
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    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
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    11,946 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Audi A4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Lane or location
    Lay-by or hard shoulder
    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
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Audi A4)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

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 2018120071443 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 2018.