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B4037 crash in West Northamptonshire on 3 November 2000 at 08:10 involving a Volvo bus

A Volvo bus crashed on the B4037 in West Northamptonshire at 08:10 on Friday 3 November 2000. A 12-year-old female passenger, an 11-year-old female passenger and an 11-year-old male passenger were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
3 Nov 2000
Friday, 08:10
Vehicles
1
Volvo
Casualties
3
3 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.23335, longitude -1.13224, in the NN11 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200034ND00623
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4037
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 10 November 2000.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Hit object off carriageway
    Tree
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    9,600 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 12, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 11, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 11, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volvo)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 200034ND00623 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 2000.