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Fatal B645 crash in North Northamptonshire on 30 September 2016 at 14:20 involving a Citroen Nemo van

A Citroen Nemo van, a Vauxhall Insignia and a DAF Trucks van were involved in a crash on the B645 in North Northamptonshire at 14:20 on Friday 30 September 2016. The 51-year-old male driver of the Citroen Nemo van was killed and the 41-year-old male driver of the Vauxhall Insignia was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Fatal
Date
30 Sep 2016
Friday, 14:20
Vehicles
3
Citroen Nemo and 2 others
Casualties
2
1 killed, 1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.31721, longitude -0.52669, in the NN9 postcode district. The location was in the former East Northamptonshire district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Fatal

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201634NE80246
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
645
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

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, 63 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 July 2019.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Citroen Nemo

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking moving vehicle on its offside
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,248 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    0 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Vauxhall Insignia

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    41 years
    Engine capacity
    1,956 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    4 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Vehicle 3: DAF Trucks

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    53 years
    Engine capacity
    4,500 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Fatal

    Male, aged 51, van occupant, in vehicle 1 (Citroen Nemo)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Vauxhall Insignia)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

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 201634NE80246 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 2016.