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Serious A655 crash in Wakefield on 3 August 1998 at 22:30 involving a Peugeot 405

A Peugeot 405 and a car were involved in a crash on the A655 in Wakefield at 22:30 on Monday 3 August 1998. There were five casualties: three people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 Aug 1998
Monday, 22:30
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 405 and car
Casualties
5
3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.66836, longitude -1.46766, in the WF1 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199813DA33698
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
655
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
638

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, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 May 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 405)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 199813DA33698 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 1998.