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M1 crash in Barnsley on 14 December 2002 at 13:50 involving a Volkswagen LT 35 van

Four vehicles, including a vehicle and a Volkswagen LT 35 van, were involved in a crash on the M1 in Barnsley at 13:50 on Saturday 14 December 2002. The 32-year-old male driver of the Volkswagen LT 35 van and the 47-year-old male driver of the Renault Espace were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
14 Dec 2002
Saturday, 13:50
Vehicles
4
Volkswagen LT 35 and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.53621, longitude -1.50552, in the S75 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingstone, Barnsley, S70 6RF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200214DD01022
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
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
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 October 2014.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Other vehicle

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    59 years
    Engine capacity
    7,545 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen LT 35

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 3: Citroen Saxo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Straight ahead at junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 4: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    2,068 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen LT 35)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Renault Espace)

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 200214DD01022 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.