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A4508 crash in West Northamptonshire on 10 January 1985 at 11:00 involving a van

A van and a car were involved in a crash on the A4508 in West Northamptonshire at 11:00 on Thursday 10 January 1985. The 41-year-old male driver of the car was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
10 Jan 1985
Thursday, 11:00
Vehicles
2
Van and car
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.25449, longitude -0.80968, in the NN3 postcode district and within the built-up area of Northampton. The location was in the former Northampton district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198534BS00041
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
4508
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 23 October 1985.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, 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 198534BS00041 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.