Unclassified road crash in North Yorkshire on 7 December 2022 at 08:35 involving a Chrysler PT Cruiser

A bicycle and a Chrysler PT Cruiser were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Yorkshire at 08:35 on Wednesday 7 December 2022. The 13-year-old male cyclist was slightly injured. The location was in the former Selby district.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity: Slight
Date: 7 Dec 2022; Wednesday, 08:35
Vehicles: 2; Bicycle and Chrysler PT Cruiser
Casualties: 1; 1 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 2022122201475
Council area: North Yorkshire
Police force: North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene: Yes

Road and location details

First road class: Unclassified
Road type: Single carriageway
Speed limit: 30 mph
Trunk road: Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type: T or staggered junction
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: Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded: Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious: 8%
Estimated chance it was slight: 92%

Vehicles involved (2)

Vehicle 1: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
Manoeuvre
Going ahead
Travelling from
North
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
Education and educational escort
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
13 years
Driver home area deprivation
20 to 30% least deprived
Vehicle 2: Chrysler PT Cruiser
Car
Manoeuvre
Going ahead
Travelling from
North
Travelling to
South
Position at junction
Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
First point of impact
Nearside
Left-hand drive
No
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
63 years
Engine capacity
2,148 cc
Fuel or propulsion
Diesel
Vehicle age
17 years
Driver home area deprivation
30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1: Cyclist
Slight
Male, aged 13, on vehicle 1 (Bicycle)
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 2022122201475 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 2022.