A171 crash in North Yorkshire on 10 August 2020 at 15:35 involving a Peugeot 2008
Four vehicles, including a Peugeot 2008 and a Ford Fiesta, were involved in a crash on the A171 in North Yorkshire at 15:35 on Monday 10 August 2020. A 73-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai i20, an 8-year-old male passenger in the Hyundai i20 and a 4-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai i20 were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 10 Aug 2020
- Monday, 15:35
- Vehicles
- 4
- Peugeot 2008 and 3 others
- Casualties
- 3
- 3 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.48873, longitude -0.79459, in the YO21 postcode district. The location was in the former Scarborough district.
Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2020122000840
- Council area
- North Yorkshire
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 171
- 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
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 10%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 90%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 51 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 26 June 2018.
Serious
Honda CRF1000D crash on the A171 in North Yorkshire, 26 June 2018
51 m awayRef 2018120114432
Serious
Car crash on the A171 in North Yorkshire, 13 June 1980
56 m awayRef 198012D056980
Slight
Car crash on the A171 in North Yorkshire, 20 November 1979
56 m awayRef 197912D127579
Serious
Honda crash on the A171 in North Yorkshire, 19 April 2018
60 m awayRef 2018120066826
Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A171 in North Yorkshire, 7 June 2016
63 m awayRef 2016120099752
Serious
DAF Trucks FA 45LF crash on the A171 in North Yorkshire, 18 July 2003
66 m awayRef 2003121990510
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Peugeot 2008
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- 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
- 47 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,560 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 6 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- 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
- 1,242 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 5 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Hyundai i20
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- 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
- 71 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,248 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Vehicle 4: Scania
Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over
- Towing and articulation
- Articulated vehicle
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- East
- Travelling to
- West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- Skidding and overturning
- Skidded
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 51 years
- Engine capacity
- 12,740 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 7 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% least deprived
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 73, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai i20)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 40 to 50% least deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 8, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai i20)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10% least deprived
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Hyundai i20)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10% 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 2020122000840 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 2020.