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Serious M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 24 May 1987 at 10:40 involving a car

Six cars and a van were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 10:40 on Sunday 24 May 1987. All thirteen casualties were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine but windy weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 May 1987
Sunday, 10:40
Vehicles
7
Car and 6 others
Casualties
13
13 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.37223, longitude -1.16213, in the NN6 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198734BD00607
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a fatal crash on 25 May 1987.

Vehicles involved (7)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver age
    30 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    23 years

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 4: Van

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years

  • Vehicle 5: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years

  • Vehicle 6: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years

  • Vehicle 7: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years

Casualties (13)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 27, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 1, car occupant, in vehicle 5 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 12: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

  • Casualty 13: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 27, van occupant, in vehicle 4 (Van)

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 198734BD00607 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 1987.