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A639 crash in Wakefield on 21 August 2018 at 11:34 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

Four vehicles, including a Vauxhall Corsa and a Citroen C3, were involved in a crash on the A639 in Wakefield at 11:34 on Tuesday 21 August 2018. A 4-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 208, the 31-year-old female driver of the Peugeot 208 and the 34-year-old female driver of the Citroen C3 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Aug 2018
Tuesday, 11:34
Vehicles
4
Vauxhall Corsa and 3 others
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.70962, longitude -1.33559, in the WF10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Castleford. It is one of the crashes that make up the Castleford Central & Glasshoughton, Wakefield, WF10 4FR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
20181358L0754
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
639
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
Pedestrian light crossing (pelican or puffin or toucan or similar)

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
6%
Estimated chance it was slight
94%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 4 February 2025.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,229 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    13 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Citroen C3

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: Peugeot 208

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,200 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Passat

    Taxi or private hire car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 208)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Peugeot 208)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 34, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Citroen C3)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 20181358L0754 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.