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Serious A637 crash in Kirklees on 7 June 2015 at 23:15 involving a Ford KA

A Ford KA and a Citroen C4 were involved in a crash on the A637 in Kirklees at 23:15 on Sunday 7 June 2015. There were eight casualties: four people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Jun 2015
Sunday, 23:15
Vehicles
2
Ford KA and Citroen C4
Casualties
8
4 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63149, longitude -1.66158, 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2015132671696
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
637
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 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
Dark, street lights lit
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
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 7 August 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford KA

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years
    Engine capacity
    1,299 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C4

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford KA)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 3, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C4)

    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 2015132671696 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 2015.