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M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 29 January 2004 at 11:09 involving a DAF Trucks FTG 85CF lorry

A DAF Trucks FTG 85CF lorry and a Volvo lorry were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 11:09 on Thursday 29 January 2004. The 49-year-old male driver of the DAF Trucks FTG 85CF lorry was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
29 Jan 2004
Thursday, 11:09
Vehicles
2
DAF Trucks FTG 85CF and Volvo
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.38808, longitude -1.17035, in the CV23 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200434TM07568
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
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 May 1983.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: DAF Trucks FTG 85CF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Changing lane to left
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    49 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

  • Vehicle 2: Volvo

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    52 years
    Engine capacity
    12,130 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    2 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 49, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (DAF Trucks FTG 85CF)

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 200434TM07568 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.