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B6121 crash in Kirklees on 13 November 2002 at 19:45 involving a Peugeot 106

A Peugeot 106 and a Carbodies Taxi were involved in a crash on the B6121 in Kirklees at 19:45 on Wednesday 13 November 2002. The 20-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 106 and the 49-year-old male driver of the Carbodies Taxi were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with unlit street lights in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Nov 2002
Wednesday, 19:45
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 106 and Carbodies Taxi
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.73509, longitude -1.71633, 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 4TY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002131233402
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6121
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
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
Dark, street lights unlit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 30 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 106

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Carbodies Taxi

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 106)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, taxi occupant, in vehicle 2 (Carbodies Taxi)

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 2002131233402 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.