A61 Wakefield: Statement by Supt Alan Travis from West Yorkshire Police as six killed in horror crash near Barnsley

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00:00Good afternoon, I'm Alan Travis, Superintendent from Wakefield District Police.

00:08On Sunday, 21st July at 3.54pm, emergency services received a call reporting a collision

00:16on the A61 near to Staincross between Wakefield and Barnsley.

00:22Emergency services attended and established there had been a collision between a motor

00:27vehicle and a motorcycle.

00:31The car involved was a Ford Focus and contained four people, a man, a woman and two girls.

00:39The motorcycle was being driven by a man and a woman.

00:45Very sadly, all six people died at the scene.

00:50This is obviously a tragic incident with a devastating loss of life.

00:57Specialist police officers are supporting the family of the deceased and I would ask

01:04that their privacy be respected at this time.

01:08The road between Warren Lane and Shaw Lane was currently closed and will remain so for

01:16some time.

01:18This has obviously also been an extremely tragic incident for the officers and emergency

01:23services that attended the scene and I would like to pass out my thanks to officers from

01:28West Yorkshire and also South Yorkshire who supported us as well as West and South Fire

01:35and Rescue Services and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

01:41My hearts go out to the family and loved ones who have lost people in this incident.

01:45This is a truly horrendous collision which are currently in the early stages of investigating.

01:52I would ask that anybody who witnessed the incident or has dash cam footage, please

01:59contact the Major Collision and Inquiry Team.

02:02Thank you.