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Fatal A59 crash in North Yorkshire on 23 June 2018 at 23:10 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa hit a pedestrian on the A59 in North Yorkshire at 23:10 on Saturday 23 June 2018. A 29-year-old male pedestrian was killed and a 31-year-old female passenger was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
23 Jun 2018
Saturday, 23:10
Vehicles
1
Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.95622, longitude -2.08874, 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018120112579
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
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    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
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 29, hit by vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Pedestrian location
    In carriageway, not crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Walking along in carriageway, back to traffic
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most 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 2018120112579 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.