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Fatal B6132 crash in Barnsley on 25 September 1979 at 13:10 involving a lorry

A lorry hit three pedestrians on the B6132 in Barnsley at 13:10 on Tuesday 25 September 1979. A 36-year-old female pedestrian and a female pedestrian aged under 1 were killed and a 23-year-old female pedestrian was seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Sep 1979
Tuesday, 13:10
Vehicles
1
Lorry
Casualties
3
2 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.59602, longitude -1.44998, in the S71 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royston.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197914B101502
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6132
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 July 2003.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Lane or location
    Not on carriageway
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Bus stop or bus shelter
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged 36, hit by vehicle 1 (Lorry)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Female, aged under 1, hit by vehicle 1 (Lorry)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Lorry)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 197914B101502 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Barnsley road accident statistics for 1979.