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Fatal A50 crash in West Northamptonshire on 31 March 2000 at 18:45 involving a Renault 25

A Renault 25 and a Land Rover Discovery were involved in a crash on the A50 in West Northamptonshire at 18:45 on Friday 31 March 2000. The 65-year-old male driver of the Renault 25 was killed and the 31-year-old male driver of the Land Rover Discovery and a 63-year-old female passenger in the Renault 25 were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
31 Mar 2000
Friday, 18:45
Vehicles
2
Renault 25 and Land Rover Discovery
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.39466, longitude -1.03076, 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200034TD08165
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
50
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
14

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 9 December 1999.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault 25

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    65 years
    Engine capacity
    1,995 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Land Rover Discovery

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,495 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 25)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Land Rover Discovery)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault 25)

    Car passenger
    Front 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 200034TD08165 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.