Skip to main content
CrashStats

Serious M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 28 October 2007 at 18:00 involving a Renault Laguna

A Renault Laguna and a Vauxhall Corsa were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 18:00 on Sunday 28 October 2007. The 37-year-old female driver of the Renault Laguna was seriously injured and a 15-year-old male passenger in the Renault Laguna and a 14-year-old male passenger in the Renault Laguna were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
28 Oct 2007
Sunday, 18:00
Vehicles
2
Renault Laguna and Vauxhall Corsa
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.19173, longitude -0.90585, in the NN4 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Hunsbury, West Northamptonshire, NN4 0AU area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Daventry district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200734TM53107
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
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
71%
Estimated chance it was slight
29%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 April 1994.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Laguna

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to go ahead
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North 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
    24 years
    Engine capacity
    1,364 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 37, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 15, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 14, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Laguna)

    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 200734TM53107 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 2007.