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Serious B4036 crash in West Northamptonshire on 26 August 2003 at 18:38 involving a Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle

A Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle and two ridden horses were involved in a crash on the B4036 in West Northamptonshire at 18:38 on Tuesday 26 August 2003. The 37-year-old male rider of the Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 51-year-old female rider of vehicle 2 and the 49-year-old female rider of vehicle 3 were slightly injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Aug 2003
Tuesday, 18:38
Vehicles
3
Yamaha XJR 1300 and 2 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.26759, longitude -1.143, 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200334ND03225
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
4036
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
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
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 2 June 1981.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Yamaha XJR 1300

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    3 years

  • Vehicle 2: Ridden horse

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    51 years

  • Vehicle 3: Ridden horse

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    49 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 37, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 1 (Yamaha XJR 1300)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 51, horse rider, on vehicle 2 (Ridden horse)

  • Casualty 3: Rider

    Slight

    Female, aged 49, horse rider, on vehicle 3 (Ridden horse)

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 200334ND03225 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.