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Serious M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 18 January 1981 at 11:50 involving a minibus

A minibus, a lorry and two cars were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 11:50 on Sunday 18 January 1981. There were twelve casualties: five people were seriously injured and seven were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Jan 1981
Sunday, 11:50
Vehicles
4
Minibus and 3 others
Casualties
12
5 seriously injured, 7 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35493, longitude -1.156, in the NN6 postcode district and within the built-up area of Crick. 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
198134DD00097
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Lane or location
    Leaving lay-by or hard shoulder
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    58 years

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years

Casualties (12)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 55, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 8, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 9, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 5, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 7, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 5, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 50, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 11: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 58, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 53, 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 198134DD00097 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 1981.