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A61 crash in Barnsley on 22 December 2016 at 20:05 involving a BMW 3 Series

A BMW 3 Series and a Citroen C1 were involved in a crash on the A61 in Barnsley at 20:05 on Thursday 22 December 2016. The 28-year-old male driver of the BMW 3 Series, the 78-year-old female driver of the Citroen C1 and an 81-year-old male passenger in the Citroen C1 were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 50 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
22 Dec 2016
Thursday, 20:05
Vehicles
2
BMW 3 Series and Citroen C1
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.49053, longitude -1.48745, in the S75 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Dodworth, Stainborough & Tankersley, Barnsley, S75 3DP area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2016140142129
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
61
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
50 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a serious injury crash on 14 June 2024.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: BMW 3 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C1

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Entering main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (BMW 3 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C1)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 81, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C1)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

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 2016140142129 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 2016.