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Fatal M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 18 August 1984 at 13:45 involving a van

A van crashed on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 13:45 on Saturday 18 August 1984. A 19-year-old male passenger and a 21-year-old male passenger were killed, three other people were seriously injured and two were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Aug 1984
Saturday, 13:45
Vehicles
1
Van
Casualties
7
2 killed, 3 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.24221, longitude -1.05269, 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198434BD01205
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 23 October 1984.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 19, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 21, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 20, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Van)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 198434BD01205 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 1984.