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Serious A361 crash in West Northamptonshire on 19 December 1985 at 19:20 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the A361 in West Northamptonshire at 19:20 on Thursday 19 December 1985. There were four casualties: three people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
19 Dec 1985
Thursday, 19:20
Vehicles
2
Car and another
Casualties
4
3 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14512, longitude -1.26782, in the OX17 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198534BD01818
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
361
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, lighting unknown
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 59 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 July 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    64 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 64, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

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 198534BD01818 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.