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Unclassified road crash in Wakefield WF4 on 1 November 2003 at 22:05 involving a Proton Persona

A Proton Persona and a van were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield at 22:05 on Saturday 1 November 2003. The 55-year-old male driver of the Proton Persona and a 42-year-old female passenger in the Proton Persona were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Nov 2003
Saturday, 22:05
Vehicles
2
Proton Persona and van
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.64279, longitude -1.52273, in the WF4 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crigglestone and Durkar.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2003131195503
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
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 24 February 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Proton Persona

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,834 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Persona)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 42, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Proton Persona)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 2003131195503 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.