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Serious A43 crash in West Northamptonshire on 24 December 1997 at 03:40 involving a Volvo lorry

A Volvo lorry and a Kawasaki EX500 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A43 in West Northamptonshire at 03:40 on Wednesday 24 December 1997. The 44-year-old male rider of the Kawasaki EX500 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 32-year-old male driver of the Volvo lorry was slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a wet dual carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
24 Dec 1997
Wednesday, 03:40
Vehicles
2
Volvo and Kawasaki EX500
Casualties
2
1 seriously injured, 1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.19283, longitude -0.94372, in the NN7 postcode district. The location was in the former South Northamptonshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199734TD00769
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
43
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Dark, no street lighting
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Any animal in carriageway (except ridden horse)

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 4 July 2005.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

  • Vehicle 2: Kawasaki EX500

    Motorcycle

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    498 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 44, motorcyclist, on vehicle 2 (Kawasaki EX500)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 32, goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

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 199734TD00769 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 1997.