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B669 crash in North Northamptonshire on 16 December 1989 at 01:30 involving a minibus

A minibus crashed on the B669 in North Northamptonshire at 01:30 on Saturday 16 December 1989. A 16-year-old female passenger, a 17-year-old female passenger and a 22-year-old male passenger were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
16 Dec 1989
Saturday, 01:30
Vehicles
1
Minibus
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.47304, longitude -0.81704, in the LE16 postcode district. The location was in the former Kettering district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
198934AC01007
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
669
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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, no street lighting
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 16 December 1983.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    21 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 16, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (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 198934AC01007 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 1989.