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M62 crash in Kirklees on 11 July 2002 at 16:17 involving an ERF lorry

An ERF lorry, an Iveco-Ford lorry and a lorry were involved in a crash on the M62 in Kirklees at 16:17 on Thursday 11 July 2002. The 45-year-old male driver of the Iveco-Ford lorry was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
11 Jul 2002
Thursday, 16:17
Vehicles
3
ERF and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.72964, longitude -1.73198, in the BD19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Cleckheaton. It is one of the crashes that make up the Cleckheaton, Kirklees, BD19 6HW area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kirklees

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002130723402
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
62
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 November 2020.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: ERF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 2: Iveco-Ford

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    10,308 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    12,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 45, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 2 (Iveco-Ford)

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 2002130723402 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kirklees road accident statistics for 2002.