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Serious unclassified road crash in Barnsley S75 on 24 March 2007 at 22:43 involving a Volkswagen Touran

A car and a Volkswagen Touran were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Barnsley at 22:43 on Saturday 24 March 2007. There were five casualties: two people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Mar 2007
Saturday, 22:43
Vehicles
2
Car and Volkswagen Touran
Casualties
5
2 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.57198, longitude -1.52761, in the S75 postcode district and within the built-up area of Barugh Green and Redbrook. It is one of the crashes that make up the Darton West, Barnsley, S75 1JU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200714B040207
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
Not at junction or within 20 metres

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
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 4 March 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volkswagen Touran

    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
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,896 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Touran)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Touran)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Volkswagen Touran)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    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 200714B040207 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 2007.