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Fatal unclassified road crash in Barnsley S74 on 26 August 2006 at 23:40 involving a Ford Mondeo taxi

A Ford Mondeo taxi hit two pedestrians on an unclassified road in Barnsley at 23:40 on Saturday 26 August 2006. A 23-year-old male pedestrian was killed and a 23-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
26 Aug 2006
Saturday, 23:40
Vehicles
1
Ford Mondeo
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49652, longitude -1.45368, in the S74 postcode district and within the built-up area of Hoyland. It is one of the crashes that make up the Rockingham, Barnsley, S74 0BQ area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200614B110606
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South 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
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
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, 36 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 27 February 1996.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    20 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

    Pedestrian movement
    In carriageway, stationary, not crossing (standing or playing)

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 200614B110606 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 2006.