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Serious A605 crash in North Northamptonshire on 21 June 1980 at 23:50 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A605 in North Northamptonshire at 23:50 on Saturday 21 June 1980. There were six casualties: three people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Jun 1980
Saturday, 23:50
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
6
3 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.45475, longitude -0.46242, in the PE8 postcode district. The location was in the former East Northamptonshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198034BR00325
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
605
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 29 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 December 2019.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    45 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 45, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 198034BR00325 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 1980.