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A629 crash in Kirklees on 10 November 2002 at 01:25 involving an Audi 80

An Audi 80, a Volkswagen Polo and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A629 in Kirklees at 01:25 on Sunday 10 November 2002. The 51-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo and a 15-year-old female passenger in the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Nov 2002
Sunday, 01:25
Vehicles
3
Audi 80 and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.66302, longitude -1.8164, in the HD3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Huddersfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lindley, Kirklees, HD3 3EJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002131209902
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
629
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 7 February 2008.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Audi 80

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,043 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    1,392 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Polo)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Escort)

    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 2002131209902 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.