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Serious A6003 crash in North Northamptonshire on 17 November 1997 at 09:35 involving a Rover Metro

A Rover Metro and a Rover 800 Series were involved in a crash on the A6003 in North Northamptonshire at 09:35 on Monday 17 November 1997. The 47-year-old male driver of the Rover Metro, a 41-year-old male passenger in the Rover Metro and the 26-year-old male driver of the Rover 800 Series were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
17 Nov 1997
Monday, 09:35
Vehicles
2
Rover Metro and Rover 800 Series
Casualties
3
3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.51275, longitude -0.7199, in the LE16 postcode district. The location was in the former Corby district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199734NC00787
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
6003
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
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 25 November 1990.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Rover Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Rover 800 Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Metro)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Rover Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Rover 800 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 199734NC00787 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 1997.