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A61 crash in Barnsley on 6 October 2006 at 18:28 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A motorcycle and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the A61 in Barnsley at 18:28 on Friday 6 October 2006. The 33-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
6 Oct 2006
Friday, 18:28
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.48401, longitude -1.53491, in the S35 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penistone East, Barnsley, S35 7DR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200614B131906
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
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, no 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
34%
Estimated chance it was slight
66%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 22 March 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    749 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,196 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 1 (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 200614B131906 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.