A61 crash: Police issue update on horror Yorkshire crash which killed six people as man is bailed

Jonathan Pritchard
By Jonathan Pritchard
Published 25th Jul 2024, 10:25 BST
Police have issued an update into their investigation of the horror crash which killed six people and left a young girl orphaned in Yorkshire.

The crash on the A61 happened shortly before 4pm on Sunday afternoon near the village of Staincross, between Wakefield and Barnsley. Six people, including four adults and two children, died at the scene.

Shane Roller, aged 33, Shannen Morgan, aged 30, Rubie Morgan-Roller, aged nine, and Lillie Morgan-Roller, aged four, were travelling in a Ford Focus.

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Christopher Barton, aged 56, and Janine Barton, aged 48, were travelling on a BMW S1000 XR Sport SE motorbike.

The collision on the A61 near Barnsley claimed the lives of six people, including two young children.The collision on the A61 near Barnsley claimed the lives of six people, including two young children.
The collision on the A61 near Barnsley claimed the lives of six people, including two young children.

The man who was arrested on Wednesday (Jul 24) on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has now been bailed, an update by West Yorkshire Police said.

Detectives from the force’s Major Collision Enquiry Team are continuing to appeal for anyone who saw a grey coloured Porsche 911 car being driven in the area around the time of the collision to come forward.

Detective Sergeant Steven Suggitt said: “I would like to appeal for anyone who may have seen this grey Porsche 911 being driven on the roads around the south of Wakefield or north of Barnsley to please contact us.

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“I would also urge anyone who has dashcam, doorbell or CCTV footage of this car, that may assist our investigation, to please contact us.”

Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting incident number 1157 of July 21.