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Serious C road crash in West Northamptonshire OX17 on 4 January 2016 at 17:10 involving a Subaru Forester

A Subaru Forester and a Nissan Note were involved in a crash on a C road in West Northamptonshire at 17:10 on Monday 4 January 2016. The 50-year-old female driver of the Nissan Note and the 30-year-old male driver of the Subaru Forester were seriously injured.

It happened after dark on a wet single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Jan 2016
Monday, 17:10
Vehicles
2
Subaru Forester and Nissan Note
Casualties
2
2 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.0225, longitude -1.23884, in the OX17 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
201634WS00146
Council area
West Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes
Highway authority
Northamptonshire

Road and location details

First road class
C
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
Dark, lighting unknown
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
92%
Estimated chance it was slight
8%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 26 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 7 April 1991.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Subaru Forester

    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
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    30 years
    Engine capacity
    1,994 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    14 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Note

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Leaving the carriageway
    Offside
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    50 years
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Female, aged 50, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Nissan Note)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 30, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Subaru Forester)

    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% 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 201634WS00146 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 2016.