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Serious M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 16 December 2014 at 05:10 involving a MAN lorry

A MAN lorry and a Mercedes lorry were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 05:10 on Tuesday 16 December 2014. The 41-year-old male driver of the MAN lorry and the 60-year-old male driver of the Mercedes lorry were seriously injured.

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

Severity
Serious
Date
16 Dec 2014
Tuesday, 05:10
Vehicles
2
MAN and Mercedes
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.221, longitude -0.97522, in the NN7 postcode district. 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
201434TM33044
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
Wet or damp
Carriageway hazards
Involvement with previous collision

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
91%
Estimated chance it was slight
9%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 6 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 1 August 1995.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MAN

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    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
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes

    Goods vehicle 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes

    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    60 years

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 1 (MAN)

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 60, goods vehicle occupant (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes), in vehicle 2 (Mercedes)

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 201434TM33044 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 2014.