Serious A658 crash in Leeds on 22 January 2002 at 12:09 involving a BMW 3 Series
A BMW 3 Series and two Toyotas were involved in a crash on the A658 in Leeds at 12:09 on Tuesday 22 January 2002. There were six casualties: one person was seriously injured and five were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 22 Jan 2002
- Tuesday, 12:09
- Vehicles
- 3
- BMW 3 Series and 2 others
- Casualties
- 6
- 1 seriously injured, 5 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.90275, longitude -1.62951, in the LS21 postcode district and within the built-up area of Pool-in-Wharfedale. It is one of the crashes that make up the Adel & Wharfedale, Leeds, LS21 1EL area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Leeds
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2002130073702
- Council area
- Leeds
- Police force
- West Yorkshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 658
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 30 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- 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
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 9 March 1996.
Slight
Suzuki crash on the A658 in Leeds, 9 March 1996
At the same spotRef 199613AA12996
Slight
Suzuki Vitara crash on the A658 in Leeds, 7 December 2018
6 m awayRef 2018135C71237
Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the A658 in Leeds, 29 May 2023
9 m awayRef 2023131312875
Slight
Mercedes GLB Class crash on the A658 in Leeds, 21 October 2025
10 m awayRef 2025131657371
Slight
Toyota Camry crash on the A658 in Leeds, 14 June 1998
20 m awayRef 199813AA28898
Fatal
Suzuki GSF 1200 crash on the A658 in Leeds, 19 May 1999
22 m awayRef 199913AA23299
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 20 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,796 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
Vehicle 2: Toyota
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 40 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,180 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 9 years
Vehicle 3: Toyota
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 46 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,180 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Casualties (6)
Casualty 1: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightMale, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Toyota)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 7, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota)
- 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 2002130073702 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Leeds road accident statistics for 2002.