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A6003 crash in North Northamptonshire on 8 December 1988 at 19:40 involving a car

A car and a minibus were involved in a crash on the A6003 in North Northamptonshire at 19:40 on Thursday 8 December 1988. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
8 Dec 1988
Thursday, 19:40
Vehicles
2
Car and minibus
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47645, longitude -0.73891, in the NN18 postcode district. The location was in the former Corby district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198834AC01005
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6003
Road type
Dual 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 17 April 1996.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    19 years

  • Vehicle 2: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 40, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Minibus)

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 198834AC01005 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 1988.