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Serious M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 17 July 2000 at 19:15 involving a Ford Transit van

A Ford Transit van crashed on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 19:15 on Monday 17 July 2000. There were seven casualties: one person was seriously injured and six 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
Serious
Date
17 Jul 2000
Monday, 19:15
Vehicles
1
Ford Transit
Casualties
7
1 seriously injured, 6 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.34598, longitude -1.15367, in the NN6 postcode district. The location was in the former Daventry district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200034TM00392
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Motorway
Second road number
1

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, 42 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 August 1999.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Transit

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside onto central reservation
    Hit object off carriageway
    Central crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,496 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (7)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 43, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 38, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 29, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 24, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

  • Casualty 7: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 28, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Transit)

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 200034TM00392 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.