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Serious unclassified road crash in Wakefield WF2 on 20 December 2023 at 16:30 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa and a BMW IX were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Wakefield at 16:30 on Wednesday 20 December 2023. The 78-year-old female driver of the Vauxhall Corsa was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
20 Dec 2023
Wednesday, 16:30
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Corsa and BMW IX
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.70307, longitude -1.52162, in the WF2 postcode district and within the built-up area of Wakefield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Wrenthorpe & Outwood West, Wakefield, WF1 2HN area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2023131390751
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

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
Dark, street lights lit
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, 32 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 December 1986.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North 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
    78 years
    Engine capacity
    1,398 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: BMW IX

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    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
    48 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 78, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Serious injury band
    Moderately serious
    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 2023131390751 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.