Tributes left to victims of crash between Wakefield and Barnsley, which left six dead
Two children and four adults died in a collision between a car and a motorbike on the A61 on Sunday
Last updated 22nd Jul 2024
Tributes have been left at the side of a road between Wakefield and Barnsley, where six people, including two children, have died in a crash.
The collision was reported to emergency services at around 16:00BST on Sunday 21 July, West Yorkshire Police said.
A man, a woman and two girls, who were travelling in the Ford Focus car, were confirmed dead at the scene, on a country road close to a golf course, near the village of Mapplewell.
Another man and a woman, the motorcyclist and pillion passenger, also died in the crash.
Jamie Phillips, who came to leave flowers at the scene, told {{StationName}}: "Just to be travelling down the road and something like that happen, it's devastating.
"It's devastating for all of us as a community.
"Barnsley's only small, and it'll affect quite a lot of people."
Security minister Dan Jarvis, who is MP for Barnsley North, was responding to the collision on the A61 between Staincross, Barnsley, and Newmillerdam, Wakefield, on Sunday afternoon.
Mr Jarvis said on X: "Devastating news. My heartfelt condolences go to the family and friends of those who have tragically lost their lives."
Superintendent Alan Travis, of Wakefield District Police, said: "This is an absolutely tragic incident which has resulted in the loss of six lives.
"Our thoughts go out to the families of those who have died who we are working with to provide support at this time."
The road has been closed between Shaw Lane and Warren Lane and is likely to remain shut for some time, police said.
Anyone with any information has been asked to contact West Yorkshire Police by calling 101.