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Fatal A633 crash in Barnsley on 5 November 1996 at 21:23 involving a Volvo 340

A Volvo 340 and a Nissan Micra were involved in a crash on the A633 in Barnsley at 21:23 on Tuesday 5 November 1996. A 16-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Volvo 340 was killed, one other person was seriously injured and two were slightly injured. Two of the others were pedestrians.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
5 Nov 1996
Tuesday, 21:23
Vehicles
2
Volvo 340 and Nissan Micra
Casualties
4
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.56325, longitude -1.45947, in the S71 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barnsley.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199614DD00784
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
633
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 30 March 1993.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo 340

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 16, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo 340)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 13, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo 340)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo 340)

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo 340)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation

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 199614DD00784 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 1996.