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A5 crash in West Northamptonshire on 28 March 1986 at 15:15 involving a van

A van, a lorry and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A5 in West Northamptonshire at 15:15 on Friday 28 March 1986. The 23-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
28 Mar 1986
Friday, 15:15
Vehicles
3
Van and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.12881, longitude -0.98439, in the NN12 postcode district and within the built-up area of Towcester. 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
198634BD00425
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
5
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
C

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 18 May 1985.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    27 years

  • Vehicle 2: Lorry

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years

  • Vehicle 3: Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking stationary vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 23, motorcyclist, on vehicle 3 (Motorcycle)

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 198634BD00425 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 1986.