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Fatal A43 crash in West Northamptonshire on 22 December 1990 at 09:15 involving a Bedford minibus

A Bedford minibus and an ERF lorry were involved in a crash on the A43 in West Northamptonshire at 09:15 on Saturday 22 December 1990. A 53-year-old female passenger in the Bedford minibus, a 25-year-old female passenger in the Bedford minibus and a 5-year-old female passenger in the Bedford minibus were killed, two other people were seriously injured and one was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
22 Dec 1990
Saturday, 09:15
Vehicles
2
Bedford and ERF
Casualties
6
3 killed, 2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.09863, longitude -1.01938, in the NN12 postcode district. The location was in the former South Northamptonshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199034BD06410
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
43
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
Daylight
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 21 December 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Bedford

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    2,279 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    10 years

  • Vehicle 2: ERF

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Jackknifed
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    10,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 53, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 25, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 5, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 8, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Bedford)

  • Casualty 6: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 34, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (ERF)

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 199034BD06410 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.