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Serious A6 crash in North Northamptonshire on 17 May 1994 at 09:35 involving a Lada Riva

A Lada Riva and a Leyland DAF 200 van were involved in a crash on the A6 in North Northamptonshire at 09:35 on Tuesday 17 May 1994. The 49-year-old male driver of the Leyland DAF 200 van, the 30-year-old female driver of the Lada Riva and a 4-year-old female passenger in the Lada Riva were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
17 May 1994
Tuesday, 09:35
Vehicles
2
Lada Riva and Leyland DAF 200
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.2562, longitude -0.5594, in the MK44 postcode district. The location was in the former East Northamptonshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199434TW00518
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 July 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lada Riva

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,198 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Leyland DAF 200

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Engine capacity
    2,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 49, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Leyland DAF 200)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Lada Riva)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Lada Riva)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 199434TW00518 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 1994.