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Serious M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 2 October 1993 at 00:55 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van, a Ford Transit minibus and a Renault 11 were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 00:55 on Saturday 2 October 1993. All eight casualties were seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Oct 1993
Saturday, 00:55
Vehicles
3
Ford Transit and 2 others
Casualties
8
8 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.35204, longitude -1.15459, in the NN6 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199334TD00958
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
428

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 20 September 1983.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    35 years
    Engine capacity
    1,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Renault 11

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,721 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

Casualties (8)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 35, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Renault 11)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

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 199334TD00958 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 1993.