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A45 crash in West Northamptonshire on 26 February 1990 at 11:50 involving a Leyland lorry

A Leyland lorry, a Ford Escort van and a Ford Escort were involved in a crash on the A45 in West Northamptonshire at 11:50 on Monday 26 February 1990. The 28-year-old male driver of the Ford Escort van and the 35-year-old female driver of the Ford Escort were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
26 Feb 1990
Monday, 11:50
Vehicles
3
Leyland and 2 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.23727, longitude -1.05279, in the NN7 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199034BD00199
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
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, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 16 November 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Leyland

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Escort

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,608 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,296 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Escort)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 35, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Escort)

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 199034BD00199 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 1990.