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Fatal A643 crash in Kirklees on 27 December 2013 at 01:35 involving a Jaguar X Type

A Jaguar X Type hit a pedestrian on the A643 in Kirklees at 01:35 on Friday 27 December 2013. A 23-year-old male pedestrian was killed.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
27 Dec 2013
Friday, 01:35
Vehicles
1
Jaguar X Type
Casualties
1
1 killed

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.72942, longitude -1.68121, in the BD19 postcode district and within the built-up area of Gomersal and Birkenshaw. It is one of the crashes that make up the Liversedge & Gomersal, Kirklees, BD19 4NQ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kirklees

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2013130528534
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
643
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
Raining with high winds
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, 50 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 1980.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Jaguar X Type

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    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
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    70 years
    Engine capacity
    2,967 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, hit by vehicle 1 (Jaguar X Type)

    Pedestrian location
    In centre of carriageway, not on refuge, island or central reservation
    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 2013130528534 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 2013.