Skip to main content
CrashStats

Serious A645 crash in Wakefield on 25 October 2025 at 16:35 involving a Vauxhall Astra

A Vauxhall Astra and a BMW X5 were involved in a crash on the A645 in Wakefield at 16:35 on Saturday 25 October 2025. The 56-year-old male driver of the BMW X5 was seriously injured and an 11-year-old female passenger in the Vauxhall Astra was 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
25 Oct 2025
Saturday, 16:35
Vehicles
2
Vauxhall Astra and BMW X5
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.70219, longitude -1.27258, in the WF11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Knottingley. It is one of the crashes that make up the Knottingley & Ferrybridge, Wakefield, WF11 0AF area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Wakefield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025131659175
Council area
Wakefield
Police force
West Yorkshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
645
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
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

Serious injury band
Less 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, 33 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 July 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Astra

    Car

    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
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: BMW X5

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years
    Engine capacity
    2,993 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    5 to 10 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (BMW X5)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    5 to 10 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Astra)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2025131659175 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 2025.