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B6422 crash in Wakefield on 13 March 2018 at 16:05 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the B6422 in Wakefield at 16:05 on Tuesday 13 March 2018. The 46-year-old female driver of the Ford Fiesta and the 60-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
13 Mar 2018
Tuesday, 16:05
Vehicles
2
Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.59392, longitude -1.29865, in the WF9 postcode district and within the built-up area of South Elmsall. It is one of the crashes that make up the South Elmsall & South Kirkby, Wakefield, WF9 2RD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20181353D1271
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
6422
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
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
Daylight
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
7%
Estimated chance it was slight
93%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 26 September 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,242 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    60 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 60, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most 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 20181353D1271 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Wakefield road accident statistics for 2018.