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Serious C road crash in North Northamptonshire NN17 on 10 October 1996 at 10:40 involving a Mercedes 190

A Mercedes 190 and a Ford Transit minibus were involved in a crash on a C road in North Northamptonshire at 10:40 on Thursday 10 October 1996. There were seven casualties: four people were seriously injured and three were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a private drive or entrance.

Severity
Serious
Date
10 Oct 1996
Thursday, 10:40
Vehicles
2
Mercedes 190 and Ford Transit
Casualties
7
4 seriously injured, 3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51232, longitude -0.68086, in the NN17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Corby. The location was in the former Corby district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199634NC00700
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

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

Junction information

Junction type
Using private drive or entrance
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, 63 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 9 February 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes 190

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,997 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Transit

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    40 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes 190)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 20, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 28, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

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

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 38, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 20, 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 199634NC00700 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 1996.