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Unclassified road crash in Wakefield WF9 on 23 October 2003 at 21:10 involving a Nissan 100

A Nissan 100 and a Toyota Starlet were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield at 21:10 on Thursday 23 October 2003. The 55-year-old male driver of the Toyota Starlet and the 27-year-old male driver of the Nissan 100 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
23 Oct 2003
Thursday, 21:10
Vehicles
2
Nissan 100 and Toyota Starlet
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.5933, longitude -1.30799, in the WF9 postcode district and within the built-up area of South Kirkby. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Elmsall & South Kirkby, Wakefield, WF9 3BJ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003131136003
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
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 lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 35 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 July 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan 100

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Starlet

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,332 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Starlet)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan 100)

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 2003131136003 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.