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Serious A6003 crash in North Northamptonshire on 16 December 1991 at 20:25 involving a Peugeot 309

A car, a Peugeot 309 and a Ford Cortina were involved in a crash on the A6003 in North Northamptonshire at 20:25 on Monday 16 December 1991. A 38-year-old male passenger in the Peugeot 309 was seriously injured and the 22-year-old female driver of the Ford Cortina was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fog or mist on a wet roundabout with a 60 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Dec 1991
Monday, 20:25
Vehicles
3
Peugeot 309 and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.46798, longitude -0.73651, in the NN18 postcode district and within the built-up area of Corby. The location was in the former Corby district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199134NC00868
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6003
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
60 mph

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
6014

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fog or mist
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 144 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 3 March 1990.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Driver age
    35 years

  • Vehicle 2: Peugeot 309

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    1,905 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Cortina

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,593 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 38, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Peugeot 309)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Cortina)

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 199134NC00868 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 1991.