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A45 crash in West Northamptonshire on 17 May 2003 at 08:12 involving a Yamaha motorcycle

A Yamaha motorcycle crashed on the A45 in West Northamptonshire at 08:12 on Saturday 17 May 2003. The 55-year-old male rider was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on an oily single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 May 2003
Saturday, 08:12
Vehicles
1
Yamaha
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.2466, longitude -1.15014, in the NN11 postcode district and within the built-up area of Daventry. It is one of the crashes that make up the Daventry South, West Northamptonshire, NN11 4PH area accident hotspot. 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
200334ND01707
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
45
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 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
Oil or diesel
Carriageway hazards
Oil or diesel

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 December 1989.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    55 years
    Engine capacity
    1,188 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    7 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 55, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha)

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 200334ND01707 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 2003.