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A637 crash in Barnsley on 22 May 2002 at 18:05 involving a Scania lorry

A Scania lorry and a Nissan Cabstar van were involved in a crash on the A637 in Barnsley at 18:05 on Wednesday 22 May 2002. The 36-year-old male driver of the Scania lorry and the 38-year-old male driver of the Nissan Cabstar van were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 May 2002
Wednesday, 18:05
Vehicles
2
Scania and Nissan Cabstar
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.57387, longitude -1.52653, in the S75 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barugh Green and Redbrook. It is one of the crashes that make up the Darton West, Barnsley, S75 1JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200214DD00410
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
637
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Stop sign
Second road class
B
Second road number
6428

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 serious injury crash on 26 January 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Scania

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Cabstar

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (Scania)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Cabstar)

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 200214DD00410 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Barnsley road accident statistics for 2002.