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Fatal M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 11 September 1995 at 08:29 involving a Toyota Space Cruiser

A Toyota Space Cruiser crashed on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 08:29 on Monday 11 September 1995. A 41-year-old female passenger was killed, five other people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
11 Sep 1995
Monday, 08:29
Vehicles
1
Toyota Space Cruiser
Casualties
9
1 killed, 5 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.3434, longitude -1.1524, 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199534TM05447
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 16 September 1990.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Toyota Space Cruiser

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (9)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Space Cruiser)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Space Cruiser)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 20, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Space Cruiser)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Space Cruiser)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Space Cruiser)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 6, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Space Cruiser)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Space Cruiser)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Space Cruiser)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Toyota Space Cruiser)

    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 199534TM05447 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 1995.