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Unclassified road crash in North Northamptonshire NN18 on 5 February 2003 at 08:05 involving a London Taxis Int. TX1

A London Taxis Int. TX1 and a Mercedes bus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in North Northamptonshire at 08:05 on Wednesday 5 February 2003. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an icy single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Feb 2003
Wednesday, 08:05
Vehicles
2
London Taxis Int. TX1 and Mercedes
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.4765, longitude -0.71298, in the NN18 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kingswood, North Northamptonshire, NN18 9HA area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Corby district.

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200334NC00270
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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
Frost or ice

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 18 January 1992.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: London Taxis Int. TX1

    Taxi

    Manoeuvre
    Slowing or stopping
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    2,664 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Bus or coach (17 or more seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    3,972 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 31, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 50, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 21, taxi occupant, in vehicle 1 (London Taxis Int. TX1)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 24, bus or coach occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

    Bus or coach passenger
    Seated 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 200334NC00270 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 2003.