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Fatal M62 crash in Wakefield on 3 April 2005 at 15:25 involving a Toyota Corolla

A Toyota Corolla, a motorcycle and a Leyland lorry were involved in a crash on the M62 in Wakefield at 15:25 on Sunday 3 April 2005. The 44-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was killed.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Fatal
Date
3 Apr 2005
Sunday, 15:25
Vehicles
3
Toyota Corolla and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.69661, longitude -1.26919, in the WF11 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Knottingley & Ferrybridge, Wakefield, WF11 0AF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2005130278105
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
62
Road type
Roundabout
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
1

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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 20 October 1993.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Corolla

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,340 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 3: Leyland

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving roundabout
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    5,880 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Fatal

    Male, aged 44, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 2005130278105 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 2005.