Six people – four adults and two children – have died in a crash between Wakefield and Barnsley.

The collision, which involved a car and a motorbike, happened on the A61 Barnsley Road on Sunday afternoon.

A motorcyclist and pillion passenger, one man and one woman, were confirmed dead at the scene.

A man, woman and two children, one boy and one girl, who were travelling in the car, were also confirmed dead at the scene.

Emergency services received reports of the crash which involved a Ford Focus car and a motorbike just before 4pm on Sunday.

The road has been closed between Shaw Lane and Warren Lane and is likely to remain closed for some time as the investigation continues, West Yorkshire Police said.

Keep up with all the latest news from the UK and around the world by following Sky News

Superintendent Alan Travis of Wakefield District Police said: “This is an absolutely tragic incident which has resulted in the loss of six lives.

Four males found dead in car involved in crash in Gloucestershire

Boy, 15, shot dead in Ladbroke Grove, west London

Man arrested over four recent rapes in Manchester city centre

“Our thoughts go out to the families of those who have died who we are working with to provide support at this time.”

West Yorkshire Police have appealed for anyone who saw the crash to get in contact.

Related posts:

New COVID variants ‘very unlikely to send us back to square one’ as UK lockdowns eased, says top scientist Man, 50, held in Dundee over disappearance of woman and two children PM faces Brexit row at breakfast with EU leaders over sausage trade dispute Honours list shows that the worst of times brought out the best in so many UK heatwave was made 10 times more likely by climate change and hundreds may have died – study One of three rape allegations against Premier League footballer dropped Four people in critical condition after crowd trouble at Asake concert Crunch talks fail to end marking boycott as thousands of students graduate without grades Two Just Stop Oil protesters interrupt Proms at Royal Albert Hall Partial breastfeeding on the rise, new figures suggest ‘Let the bodies pile high’: Johnson did make controversial remark despite denials, veteran aide claims Critically endangered black rhino baby born in UK wildlife park