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Unclassified road crash in Kirklees HD5 on 1 January 2016 at 12:40 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

Two Vauxhall Corsas, a Nissan Note and a Volkswagen Fox were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Kirklees at 12:40 on Friday 1 January 2016. The 29-year-old male driver of vehicle 1 and the 50-year-old male driver of vehicle 3 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
1 Jan 2016
Friday, 12:40
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Corsa and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.63373, longitude -1.76568, in the HD5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Huddersfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Netherton & Newsome, Kirklees, HD4 6PH area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Kirklees

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016133111284
Council area
Kirklees
Police force
West 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
Daylight
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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 89 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 15 October 2014.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    29 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Note

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,461 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Fox

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Parked vehicle
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver age
    64 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 29, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Vauxhall Corsa)

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 2016133111284 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 2016.