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Unclassified road crash in Barnsley S71 on 8 August 2017 at 17:30 involving a Ford Transit minibus

A Ford Transit minibus and a car were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Barnsley at 17:30 on Tuesday 8 August 2017. All four casualties were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Aug 2017
Tuesday, 17:30
Vehicles
2
Ford Transit and car
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.59763, longitude -1.4567, in the S71 postcode district and within the built-up area of Royston. It is one of the crashes that make up the Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QU area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2017140216516
Council area
Barnsley
Police force
South Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
No

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
Raining, 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, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 July 2007.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,402 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 8, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 48, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, minibus occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 2017140216516 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 2017.