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A45 crash in West Northamptonshire on 12 December 2000 at 16:20 involving a Vauxhall Calibra

A Vauxhall Calibra, a MAN lorry and a Ford Escort van were involved in a crash on the A45 in West Northamptonshire at 16:20 on Tuesday 12 December 2000. The 47-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Calibra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in rain and high winds on a wet dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
12 Dec 2000
Tuesday, 16:20
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Calibra and 2 others
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.23659, longitude -0.94487, in the NN5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Northampton. The location was in the former Northampton district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200034NN01535
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
45
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining with high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 26 May 1979.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Calibra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: MAN

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    11,973 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Escort

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    1,753 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Calibra)

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 200034NN01535 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.