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A45 crash in North Northamptonshire on 7 November 1997 at 20:11 involving an Austin Metro

A minibus and an Austin Metro were involved in a crash on the A45 in North Northamptonshire at 20:11 on Friday 7 November 1997. All six casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet roundabout with a 30 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
7 Nov 1997
Friday, 20:11
Vehicles
2
Minibus and Austin Metro
Casualties
6
6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.28752, longitude -0.68549, in the NN8 postcode district. The location was in the former Wellingborough district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199734TW00663
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
Road type
Roundabout
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
45

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

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

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Minibus

    Minibus or motor caravan

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Austin Metro

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    18 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    8 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, minibus or motor caravan occupant, in vehicle 1 (Minibus)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Austin Metro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

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 199734TW00663 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.