Fatal A629 crash in Barnsley on 23 April 2013 at 18:12 involving a Peugeot 306
A Peugeot 306 and a Jaguar XF Series were involved in a crash on the A629 in Barnsley at 18:12 on Tuesday 23 April 2013. The 24-year-old male driver of the Peugeot 306 was killed and the 49-year-old female driver of the Jaguar XF Series and a 52-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 306 were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Fatal
- Date
- 23 Apr 2013
- Tuesday, 18:12
- Vehicles
- 2
- Peugeot 306 and Jaguar XF Series
- Casualties
- 3
- 1 killed, 2 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.5267, longitude -1.60165, in the S36 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley
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- 1 crash
- Fatal
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 201314B014413
- Council area
- Barnsley
- Police force
- South Yorkshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 629
- Road type
- Single 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
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
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 43 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 December 2017.
Slight
Toyota Avensis crash on the A629 in Barnsley, 4 December 2017
43 m awayRef 2017140251865
Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A629 in Barnsley, 7 October 2009
108 m awayRef 200914B106709
Slight
Austin Metro crash on the A629 in Barnsley, 30 January 1994
151 m awayRef 199414B200152
Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A629 in Barnsley, 4 December 1999
154 m awayRef 199914EE00895
Serious
Lorry crash on the A629 in Barnsley, 24 April 1981
229 m awayRef 198114B200697
Slight
Peugeot 605 crash on the A629 in Barnsley, 15 January 1993
292 m awayRef 199314B200059
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South East
- Travelling to
- North West
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 24 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,761 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 12 years
Vehicle 2: Jaguar XF Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- North West
- Travelling to
- South East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 49 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,179 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 2 years
Casualties (3)
Casualty 1: Driver
FatalMale, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)
Casualty 2: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Jaguar XF Series)
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 52, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)
- Car passenger
- Front 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 201314B014413 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 2013.