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M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 21 April 2000 at 10:25 involving a Ford Mondeo

Four vehicles, including a Ford Mondeo and a Jaguar XJ Series, were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 10:25 on Friday 21 April 2000. A 70-year-old female passenger in the Ford Sierra and a 65-year-old male passenger in the Ford Mondeo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
21 Apr 2000
Friday, 10:25
Vehicles
4
Ford Mondeo and 3 others
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.31343, longitude -1.12832, 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
200034TM00207
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
Motorway
First road number
1
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
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 July 1999.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

  • Vehicle 2: Jaguar XJ Series

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    46 years
    Engine capacity
    3,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ford Sierra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    76 years
    Engine capacity
    2,792 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years

  • Vehicle 4: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    45 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 70, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Ford Sierra)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 65, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

    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 200034TM00207 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.