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Serious B6273 crash in Wakefield on 13 February 1995 at 20:15 involving a Citroen XM

A Citroen XM and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the B6273 in Wakefield at 20:15 on Monday 13 February 1995. The 19-year-old male driver of the Austin Metro and a 19-year-old male passenger in the Austin Metro were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Serious
Date
13 Feb 1995
Monday, 20:15
Vehicles
2
Citroen XM and Austin Metro
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63721, longitude -1.38139, in the WF9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Fitzwilliam and Kinsley.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199513DC06695
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6273
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6428

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 July 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen XM

    Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199513DC06695 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 1995.