A14 crash in West Northamptonshire on 8 October 2000 at 19:05 involving a Rover 200 Series
Two motorcycles, a car and a Rover 200 Series were involved in a crash on the A14 in West Northamptonshire at 19:05 on Sunday 8 October 2000. All six casualties were slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 8 Oct 2000
- Sunday, 19:05
- Vehicles
- 4
- Rover 200 Series and 3 others
- Casualties
- 6
- 6 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.40078, longitude -0.99946, in the NN6 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
- 200034TD00563
- 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
- 14
- Road type
- Dual carriageway
- Speed limit
- 70 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, street lights lit
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 13 metres away, was a fatal crash on 5 April 2016.
Fatal
Volkswagen Crafter crash on the A14 in West Northamptonshire, 5 April 2016
13 m awayRef 201634WD80066
Fatal
Volvo crash on the A14 in West Northamptonshire, 15 May 2019
15 m awayRef 2019340D80141
Slight
Rover 200 Series crash on the A14 in West Northamptonshire, 20 September 2000
30 m awayRef 200034TD00518
Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A14 in West Northamptonshire, 9 November 2007
54 m awayRef 200734WD55247
Serious
Scania crash on the A14 in West Northamptonshire, 10 March 1999
67 m awayRef 199934TD00130
Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A14 in West Northamptonshire, 10 September 2011
100 m awayRef 201134WD31551
Vehicles involved (4)
Vehicle 1: Motorcycle
Motorcycle over 125cc
- Manoeuvre
- Moving off
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Lane or location
- Lay-by or hard shoulder
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
Vehicle 2: Motorcycle
Motorcycle over 125cc
- Manoeuvre
- Moving off
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- Lane or location
- Lay-by or hard shoulder
- First point of impact
- Did not impact
Vehicle 3: Car
- Manoeuvre
- Changing lane to right
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Back
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 21 years
Vehicle 4: Rover 200 Series
Car
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- West
- Travelling to
- East
- First point of impact
- Front
- Driver sex
- Male
- Driver age
- 31 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,396 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 1 year
Casualties (6)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 21, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)
Casualty 2: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 40, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 3: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 11, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 4: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 28, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Rover 200 Series)
- Car passenger
- Front seat passenger
Casualty 5: Passenger
SlightFemale, aged 10, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Rover 200 Series)
- Car passenger
- Rear seat passenger
Casualty 6: Passenger
SlightMale, aged 4, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Rover 200 Series)
- 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 200034TD00563 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.