Wakefield Man Charged Over A61 Crash That Killed Six People

A 50-year-old man is due to appear in court charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving following a collision on the A61 between Barnsley and Wakefield in 2024.

A Wakefield man has been charged in connection with a collision on the A61 which resulted in the deaths of six people, including two children.

Christopher Cockell, 50, of Gresford Close, Woolley Grange, is accused of six counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

He has been summonsed to court following an investigation by West Yorkshire Police's Major Collision Enquiry Team into the collision on Barnsley Road in the Wakefield district.

The collision happened between Staincross and Newmillerdam on 21 July 2024.

Six people died: Shane Roller, 33; Shannen Morgan, 30; their daughters Rubie Morgan-Roller, nine, and Lillie Morgan-Roller, four; Christopher Barton, 56; and Janine Barton, 48.

Cockell is due to appear before magistrates in Leeds on 28 October.

The charges are allegations and no determination of guilt has been made.

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