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Serious A61 crash in Barnsley on 25 June 1982 at 16:10 involving a van

A van and a car were involved in a crash on the A61 in Barnsley at 16:10 on Friday 25 June 1982. There were nine casualties: six people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
25 Jun 1982
Friday, 16:10
Vehicles
2
Van and car
Casualties
9
6 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49556, longitude -1.47766, in the S75 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198214B101120
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

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
Daylight
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 December 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    U-turn
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Bollard or refuge
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside, crossed central reservation
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 46, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

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 198214B101120 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 1982.