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Fatal A642 crash in Kirklees on 25 February 2010 at 10:05 involving a Saab 9-3

A taxi and a Saab 9-3 were involved in a crash on the A642 in Kirklees at 10:05 on Thursday 25 February 2010. The 87-year-old male driver of the taxi was killed and the 39-year-old male driver of the Saab 9-3 was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fog or mist on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
25 Feb 2010
Thursday, 10:05
Vehicles
2
Taxi and Saab 9-3
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63625, longitude -1.65937, in the WF4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kirkburton, Kirklees, WF4 4DS area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kirklees

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2010130080804
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
642
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Daylight
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Taxi

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Leaving main road
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Other permanent object
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    87 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Saab 9-3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    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
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,910 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 87, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Taxi)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Saab 9-3)

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 2010130080804 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Kirklees road accident statistics for 2010.