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Fatal B6132 crash in Wakefield on 25 December 2002 at 12:40 involving a Ford Mondeo

A Ford Mondeo and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the B6132 in Wakefield at 12:40 on Wednesday 25 December 2002. The 82-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was killed and the 23-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo and an 80-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Corsa were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Dec 2002
Wednesday, 12:40
Vehicles
2
Ford Mondeo and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63929, longitude -1.47951, in the WF2 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Crofton, Ryhill & Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6TZ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002131421102
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6132
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
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 4 June 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    82 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 82, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 80, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    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 2002131421102 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.