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B6422 crash in Wakefield on 2 January 2002 at 17:45 involving a Dennis bus

Four vehicles, including a Dennis bus and a Volkswagen Golf, were involved in a crash on the B6422 in Wakefield at 17:45 on Wednesday 2 January 2002. The 29-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 405 and a 21-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 405 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
2 Jan 2002
Wednesday, 17:45
Vehicles
4
Dennis and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.59443, longitude -1.31719, in the WF9 postcode district and within the built-up area of South Kirkby. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Elmsall & South Kirkby, Wakefield, WF9 3NP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002130006202
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6422
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 January 1991.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Dennis

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Golf

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,272 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 405

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 4: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    72 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 405)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 405)

    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 2002130006202 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 2002.