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A59 crash in York on 23 December 2020 at 19:24 involving an Audi Q3

An Audi Q3 and a BMW i3 were involved in a crash on the A59 in York at 19:24 on Wednesday 23 December 2020. The 19-year-old female driver of the Audi Q3 and the 51-year-old male driver of the BMW i3 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Dec 2020
Wednesday, 19:24
Vehicles
2
Audi Q3 and BMW i3
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.96985, longitude -1.13347, in the YO26 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rural West York, York, YO26 6SG area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in York

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020122100041
Council area
York
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
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no 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
3%
Estimated chance it was slight
97%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 19 January 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi Q3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW i3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    1 year
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi Q3)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW i3)

    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 2020122100041 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the York road accident statistics for 2020.