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Serious A61 crash in Barnsley on 8 January 2005 at 00:14 involving a Peugeot 406

A Peugeot 406 and a London Taxis Int. TX1 were involved in a crash on the A61 in Barnsley at 00:14 on Saturday 8 January 2005. A 59-year-old female passenger in the Peugeot 406 and a 43-year-old male passenger in the London Taxis Int. TX1 were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Jan 2005
Saturday, 00:14
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 406 and London Taxis Int. TX1
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.52689, longitude -1.47048, in the S70 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Worsbrough, Barnsley, S70 5JS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200514B003405
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 2 April 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 406

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    2,088 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 59, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 406)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

    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 200514B003405 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 2005.