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Fatal M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 13 November 1983 at 23:55 involving a car

A car and a minibus were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 23:55 on Sunday 13 November 1983. A 23-year-old male passenger in the minibus, a 30-year-old male passenger in the minibus and a 33-year-old female passenger in the minibus were killed, one other person was seriously injured and eleven were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
13 Nov 1983
Sunday, 23:55
Vehicles
2
Car and minibus
Casualties
15
3 killed, 1 seriously injured, 11 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.37566, longitude -1.16398, in the NN6 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198334BD01511
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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 March 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

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

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (15)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 23, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 33, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 54, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 13, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 5, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 1, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 14: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 15: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 2, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

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 198334BD01511 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 1983.