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Serious A637 crash in Wakefield on 12 August 2023 at 16:45 involving a Hyundai i30

A Hyundai i30 and a Renault Trafic van were involved in a crash on the A637 in Wakefield at 16:45 on Saturday 12 August 2023. A 39-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai i30, the 49-year-old female driver of the Hyundai i30 and a 25-year-old female passenger in the Hyundai i30 were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet road with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
12 Aug 2023
Saturday, 16:45
Vehicles
2
Hyundai i30 and Renault Trafic
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.62828, longitude -1.59947, in the WF4 postcode district.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023131341069
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
637
Speed limit
60 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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Moderately 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, 9 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 January 2018.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Hyundai i30

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South East
    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
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    1,396 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Renault Trafic

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Moving off
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i30)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 49, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i30)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Hyundai i30)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    Home area deprivation
    10% 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 2023131341069 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 2023.