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Serious unclassified road crash in Wakefield WF5 on 3 February 1993 at 16:20 involving a Vauxhall Chevette

A Vauxhall Chevette and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield at 16:20 on Wednesday 3 February 1993. There were four casualties: one person was seriously injured and three were slightly 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
Serious
Date
3 Feb 1993
Wednesday, 16:20
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Chevette and Ford Escort
Casualties
4
1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.68707, longitude -1.58447, in the WF5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Ossett.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199313DA04693
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
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, 14 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 29 December 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Chevette

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,256 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,298 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    15 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Chevette)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199313DA04693 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 1993.