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A45 crash in West Northamptonshire on 5 April 1985 at 17:20 involving a car

Three cars were involved in a crash on the A45 in West Northamptonshire at 17:20 on Friday 5 April 1985. A 66-year-old male passenger in vehicle 2 and a 62-year-old female passenger in vehicle 2 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Apr 1985
Friday, 17:20
Vehicles
3
Car and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.23644, longitude -1.0613, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198534BD00523
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 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
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 20 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 11 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 66, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 62, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 198534BD00523 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 1985.