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Fatal B6378 crash in Wakefield on 3 December 1993 at 23:40 involving a Vauxhall Cavalier

A Vauxhall Cavalier and a Leyland DAF 200 minibus were involved in a crash on the B6378 in Wakefield at 23:40 on Friday 3 December 1993. The 34-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Cavalier was killed and the 25-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF 200 minibus was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Dec 1993
Friday, 23:40
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Cavalier and Leyland DAF 200
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.6556, longitude -1.44754, in the WF2 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199313DA54293
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6378
Road type
Single 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 25 October 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Cavalier

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF 200

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Cavalier)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 200)

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 199313DA54293 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.