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Serious A43 crash in North Northamptonshire on 28 September 2005 at 07:46 involving an ERF lorry

Four vehicles, including an ERF lorry and a Honda Civic, were involved in a crash on the A43 in North Northamptonshire at 07:46 on Wednesday 28 September 2005. The 36-year-old female driver of the Honda Civic was seriously injured and the 63-year-old male driver of the car and the 25-year-old male driver of the ERF lorry 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
Serious
Date
28 Sep 2005
Wednesday, 07:46
Vehicles
4
ERF and 3 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.41079, longitude -0.74783, in the NN16 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8FX area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Kettering district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200534NC04622
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
43
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 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

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
69%
Estimated chance it was slight
31%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a fatal crash on 16 October 2025.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: ERF

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Towing and articulation
    Articulated vehicle
    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside
    Hit object off carriageway
    Entered ditch
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    11,000 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    6 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    36 years
    Engine capacity
    1,686 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    63 years

  • Vehicle 4: Renault

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    6,174 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 36, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 63, car occupant, in vehicle 3 (Car)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 25, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 1 (ERF)

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 200534NC04622 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 2005.