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Serious B571 crash in North Northamptonshire on 7 July 2007 at 23:30 involving an LDV 400 Series minibus

A motorcycle and an LDV 400 Series minibus were involved in a crash on the B571 in North Northamptonshire at 23:30 on Saturday 7 July 2007. A 17-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle was seriously injured and an 18-year-old male passenger on the motorcycle and the 16-year-old male rider of the motorcycle were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
7 Jul 2007
Saturday, 23:30
Vehicles
2
Motorcycle and LDV 400 Series
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.32286, longitude -0.61884, in the NN9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Irthlingborough. It is one of the crashes that make up the Irthlingborough, North Northamptonshire, NN9 5UQ area accident hotspot. The location was in the former East Northamptonshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200734NE33057
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
571
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
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
80%
Estimated chance it was slight
20%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 11 January 2002.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    16 years

  • Vehicle 2: LDV 400 Series

    Minibus (8 to 16 seats)

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    2,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 18, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 16, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 17, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 1 (Motorcycle)

    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 200734NE33057 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 2007.