M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 21 December 1986 at 16:15 involving a car

Two cars were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 16:15 on Sunday 21 December 1986. A 21-year-old female passenger in vehicle 1 was slightly injured. The location was in the former Daventry district.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity: Slight
Date: 21 Dec 1986; Sunday, 16:15
Vehicles: 2; Car and another
Casualties: 1; 1 slightly injured

Collision details

Basic information

Reference: 198634BD01838
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: Dark, street lights lit
Weather: Fine, no high winds
Road surface: Wet or damp

Vehicles involved (2)

Vehicle 1: Car
Manoeuvre
Changing lane to right
Travelling from
North
Travelling to
South
First point of impact
Offside
Driver sex
Male
Driver age
30 years
Vehicle 2: Car
Manoeuvre
Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
Travelling from
North
Travelling to
South
First point of impact
Nearside
Driver sex
Female
Driver age
53 years

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1: Passenger
Slight
Female, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)
Car passenger
Front 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 198634BD01838 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.