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Serious C road crash in West Northamptonshire NN7 on 7 December 1979 at 07:50 involving a car

A car and a van were involved in a crash on a C road in West Northamptonshire at 07:50 on Friday 7 December 1979. All five casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Dec 1979
Friday, 07:50
Vehicles
2
Car and van
Casualties
5
5 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.25639, longitude -0.99496, in the NN7 postcode district. The location was in the former Daventry district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
197934DD00820
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 51 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 12 April 1989.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

  • Vehicle 2: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 40, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 56, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Van)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 197934DD00820 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the West Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 1979.