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Fatal A6 crash in North Northamptonshire on 18 August 1995 at 17:08 involving a Ford Fiesta

A Ford Fiesta hit four pedestrians on the A6 in North Northamptonshire at 17:08 on Friday 18 August 1995. A 6-year-old male pedestrian was killed, one other person was seriously injured and three were slightly injured. Three of the others were pedestrians.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry one-way street or slip road with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
18 Aug 1995
Friday, 17:08
Vehicles
1
Ford Fiesta
Casualties
5
1 killed, 1 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.29189, longitude -0.5968, in the NN10 postcode district and within the built-up area of Rushden. The location was in the former East Northamptonshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199534TW05382
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6
Road type
One way street or slip road
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 28 April 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Fiesta

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

  • Casualty 2: Pedestrian

    Fatal

    Male, aged 6, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 3: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Female, aged 11, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 4: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

  • Casualty 5: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Female, aged 14, hit by vehicle 1 (Ford Fiesta)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge

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 199534TW05382 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 1995.