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A61 crash in Wakefield on 16 March 2007 at 13:00 involving a Vauxhall Vectra

A Vauxhall Vectra and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A61 in Wakefield at 13:00 on Friday 16 March 2007. The 28-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Vectra, the 49-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort and a 27-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Vectra were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Mar 2007
Friday, 13:00
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Vectra and Ford Escort
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.67565, longitude -1.48996, in the WF1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wakefield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wakefield West, Wakefield, WF2 8EF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2007130225007
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Dual 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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
8%
Estimated chance it was slight
92%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 November 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Vectra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Vectra)

    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 2007130225007 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 2007.