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M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 14 November 2003 at 11:15 involving a Renault Espace

A Renault Espace and a Vauxhall Astra van were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 11:15 on Friday 14 November 2003. The 22-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra van and a 33-year-old male passenger in the Vauxhall Astra van 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
Slight
Date
14 Nov 2003
Friday, 11:15
Vehicles
2
Renault Espace and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.28464, longitude -1.10177, in the NN6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN11 2EH 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
200334TM04672
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, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 January 2004.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Espace

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    12 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    22 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 22, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 33, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

    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 200334TM04672 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.