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Fatal A1(M) crash in North Yorkshire on 24 April 2024 at 02:14 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry crashed on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire at 02:14 on Wednesday 24 April 2024. The 31-year-old male driver was killed.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine but windy weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
24 Apr 2024
Wednesday, 02:14
Vehicles
1
Volvo
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 54.08182, longitude -1.39748, in the YO51 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Boroughbridge & Claro, North Yorkshire, YO51 9JJ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Harrogate district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Yorkshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2024122400549
Council area
North Yorkshire
Police force
North Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A(M)
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine with 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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 23 June 2023.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bridge (side)
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    12,777 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 31, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from home
    20 to 100 km

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 2024122400549 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 2024.