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Serious M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 27 May 2004 at 07:35 involving a Vauxhall Astra van

A lorry and a Vauxhall Astra van were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 07:35 on Thursday 27 May 2004. The 51-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Astra van was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 May 2004
Thursday, 07:35
Vehicles
2
Lorry and Vauxhall Astra
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.34129, longitude -1.1517, in the NN6 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
200434TM02670
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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
71%
Estimated chance it was slight
29%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 14 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 2 June 1988.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Astra

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 51, van occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Astra)

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 200434TM02670 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 2004.