Serious A628 crash in Barnsley on 14 September 2018 at 14:22 involving an Audi A3
An Audi A3, a Mercedes Sprinter van and a goods vehicle were involved in a crash on the A628 in Barnsley at 14:22 on Friday 14 September 2018. There were six casualties: two people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 40 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Serious
- Date
- 14 Sep 2018
- Friday, 14:22
- Vehicles
- 3
- Audi A3 and 2 others
- Casualties
- 6
- 2 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.5473, longitude -1.52771, in the S75 postcode district.
Map of where the crash happened in Barnsley
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- 1 crash
- Serious
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2018140330723
- Council area
- Barnsley
- Police force
- South Yorkshire
- Police attended the scene
- Yes
Road and location details
- First road class
- A
- First road number
- 628
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 40 mph
- Urban or rural
- Rural
- 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
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- Serious injury band
- Very serious
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 100%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 0%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 8 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 May 2012.
Slight
Citroen Saxo crash on the A628 in Barnsley, 1 May 2012
8 m awayRef 201214B038712
Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the A628 in Barnsley, 29 July 2023
13 m awayRef 2023141334622
Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A628 in Barnsley, 21 March 2012
96 m awayRef 201214B024812
Serious
Mercedes E Class crash on the A628 in Barnsley, 12 February 2013
98 m awayRef 2013140004749
Serious
Car crash on the B6449 in Barnsley, 20 December 1982
128 m awayRef 198214B202310
Serious
Ford Escort crash on an unclassified road in Barnsley, 3 May 1997
151 m awayRef 199714DD00348
Vehicles involved (3)
Vehicle 1: Audi A3
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
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,984 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Mercedes Sprinter
Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Journey purpose
- Journey as part of work
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 43 years
- Engine capacity
- 2,143 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Diesel
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Vehicle 3: Goods vehicle
Goods vehicle, weight unknown
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- 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
- 47 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Casualties (6)
Casualty 1: Passenger
SeriousFemale, aged 2, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Serious injury band
- Very serious
- Home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
- Home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualty 4: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Audi A3)
- Home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualty 5: Driver
SlightMale, aged 43, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes Sprinter)
- Home area deprivation
- 30 to 40% most deprived
Casualty 6: Driver
SeriousMale, aged 47, goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown), in vehicle 3 (Goods vehicle)
- Serious injury band
- Less serious
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% 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 2018140330723 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 2018.