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B1263 crash in North Yorkshire on 25 August 2020 at 10:08 involving a Mercedes C Class

A Mercedes C Class and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash on the B1263 in North Yorkshire at 10:08 on Tuesday 25 August 2020. The 76-year-old male driver of the Mercedes C Class, the 80-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and an 82-year-old male passenger in the Mercedes C Class were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.

Severity
Slight
Date
25 Aug 2020
Tuesday, 10:08
Vehicles
2
Mercedes C Class and Ford Fiesta
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.42716, longitude -1.55823, in the DL7 postcode district. The location was in the former Richmondshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020122000882
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
1263
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
25%
Estimated chance it was slight
75%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 18 February 2020.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    2,148 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North
    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
    Female
    Driver age
    80 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 2020122000882 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.