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A628 crash in Wakefield on 10 February 2003 at 12:55 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Citroen BX were involved in a crash on the A628 in Wakefield at 12:55 on Monday 10 February 2003. The 36-year-old male driver of the Citroen BX, the 76-year-old male driver of the Ford Fiesta and a 72-year-old female passenger in the Ford Fiesta were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Feb 2003
Monday, 12:55
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Citroen BX
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.65619, longitude -1.33465, in the WF7 postcode district and within the built-up area of High Ackworth. It is one of the crashes that make up the Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton, Wakefield, WF7 7LH area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003130153303
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
628
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
B
Second road number
6421

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 slight injury crash on 13 April 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    1,117 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen BX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen BX)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 76, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 72, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    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 2003130153303 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 2003.