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M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 15 August 1983 at 02:49 involving a minibus

A minibus crashed on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 02:49 on Monday 15 August 1983. All eight casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Aug 1983
Monday, 02:49
Vehicles
1
Minibus
Casualties
8
8 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.18656, longitude -0.89677, in the NN4 postcode district. The location was in the former South Northamptonshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198334BS01207
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, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry
Special conditions at the site
Roadworks
Carriageway hazards
Roadworks

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 9 February 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Hit object in carriageway
    Road works
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Road sign or traffic signal
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 44, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 37, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 12, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 10, 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

    Slight

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

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 2, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 198334BS01207 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.