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Fatal A361 crash in West Northamptonshire on 16 July 2000 at 18:33 involving a Suzuki motorcycle

A car and a Suzuki motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A361 in West Northamptonshire at 18:33 on Sunday 16 July 2000. A 20-year-old female passenger on the Suzuki motorcycle was killed and the 30-year-old male rider of the Suzuki motorcycle and the 26-year-old male driver of the car were seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Fatal
Date
16 Jul 2000
Sunday, 18:33
Vehicles
2
Car and Suzuki
Casualties
3
1 killed, 2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.29554, longitude -1.1668, 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200034TD08386
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
361
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 24 December 2025.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    748 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 26, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 20, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki)

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 200034TD08386 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.