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Serious M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 3 May 1996 at 14:50 involving a Mazda 626

A Mazda 626 and an LDV 400 Series minibus were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 14:50 on Friday 3 May 1996. There were eleven casualties: five people were seriously injured and six were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
3 May 1996
Friday, 14:50
Vehicles
2
Mazda 626 and LDV 400 Series
Casualties
11
5 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.25581, longitude -1.07848, in the NN7 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
199634TM00323
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 28 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 October 1980.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 626

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    43 years
    Engine capacity
    1,789 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (11)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 19, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 18, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 18, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 18, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 8: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 9: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 17, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 10: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

  • Casualty 11: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 2 (LDV 400 Series)

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 199634TM00323 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 1996.