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Serious M45 crash in West Northamptonshire on 8 December 1993 at 16:50 involving a Ford Granada

A Ford Granada and a Vauxhall Astramax were involved in a crash on the M45 in West Northamptonshire at 16:50 on Wednesday 8 December 1993. A 39-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astramax and a 55-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astramax were seriously injured and the 33-year-old male driver of the Ford Granada was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
8 Dec 1993
Wednesday, 16:50
Vehicles
2
Ford Granada and Vauxhall Astramax
Casualties
3
2 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.32729, longitude -1.16298, in the CV23 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
199334TD01294
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
45
Road type
Dual 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
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 63 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 14 February 1982.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Granada

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    33 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astramax

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Granada)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astramax)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astramax)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 199334TD01294 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.