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Serious A59 crash in North Yorkshire on 1 May 2018 at 08:38 involving a Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle

A Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle, a Dacia Duster and a car were involved in a crash on the A59 in North Yorkshire at 08:38 on Tuesday 1 May 2018. The 32-year-old male rider of the Yamaha FZ1 motorcycle and the 47-year-old female driver of the Dacia Duster were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
1 May 2018
Tuesday, 08:38
Vehicles
3
Yamaha FZ1 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.95408, longitude -2.09931, in the BD23 postcode district. The location was in the former Craven district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018120074823
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
Using private drive or entrance
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, 21 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 June 2003.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha FZ1

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Dacia Duster

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Education and educational escort
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha FZ1)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Dacia Duster)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 2018120074823 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.