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Fatal M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 2 October 2005 at 09:55 involving a Peugeot 306

A Peugeot 306 crashed on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 09:55 on Sunday 2 October 2005. A 22-year-old male passenger and a 17-year-old female passenger were killed and three other people were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Fatal
Date
2 Oct 2005
Sunday, 09:55
Vehicles
1
Peugeot 306
Casualties
5
2 killed, 3 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.23234, longitude -1.0261, in the NN7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Campion, West Northamptonshire, NN7 3FA 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
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200534TM08516
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

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 10 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 10 May 1987.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 306

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Skidded and overturned
    Leaving the carriageway
    Nearside and rebounded
    Hit object off carriageway
    Nearside or offside crash barrier
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    25 years
    Engine capacity
    1,360 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (5)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 25, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Fatal

    Male, aged 22, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Fatal

    Female, aged 17, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Serious

    Female, aged 24, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 5: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 23, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Peugeot 306)

    Car passenger
    Rear 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 200534TM08516 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 2005.