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M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 22 July 2003 at 11:45 involving a Nissan Almera

A Nissan Almera crashed on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 11:45 on Tuesday 22 July 2003. A 61-year-old female passenger was 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
22 Jul 2003
Tuesday, 11:45
Vehicles
1
Nissan Almera
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.30899, longitude -1.12372, in the NN6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7UB 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
200334TM02754
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, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 29 July 1998.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Almera

    Car

    Towing and articulation
    Caravan
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,769 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Nissan Almera)

    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 200334TM02754 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.