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Serious A43 crash in West Northamptonshire on 23 September 2007 at 21:30 involving a Peugeot 307

A Peugeot 307 and a motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A43 in West Northamptonshire at 21:30 on Sunday 23 September 2007. The 32-year-old male rider of the motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened after dark in fine weather on a wet roundabout with a 70 mph limit.

Severity
Serious
Date
23 Sep 2007
Sunday, 21:30
Vehicles
2
Peugeot 307 and motorcycle
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.04178, longitude -1.1358, in the NN13 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Brackley, West Northamptonshire, NN13 6FF area accident hotspot. The location was in the former South Northamptonshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
200734WS50617
Council area
West 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
Roundabout
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
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
A
Second road number
43

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, lighting unknown
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
76%
Estimated chance it was slight
24%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 19 September 2019.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Peugeot 307

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South
    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
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Motorcycle

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Entering roundabout
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Other or not known
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    32 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 32, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Motorcycle)

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 200734WS50617 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.