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Serious unclassified road crash in Wakefield WF10 on 24 June 1991 at 18:40 involving a Nissan Bluebird

A Nissan Bluebird and a bicycle were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield at 18:40 on Monday 24 June 1991. The 8-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Jun 1991
Monday, 18:40
Vehicles
2
Nissan Bluebird and bicycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.72257, longitude -1.32649, in the WF10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Castleford.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199113DB11991
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Bluebird

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Bicycle

    Pedal cycle

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    8 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Cyclist

    Serious

    Male, aged 8, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)

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 199113DB11991 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wakefield road accident statistics for 1991.