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Serious A43 crash in West Northamptonshire on 27 November 2016 at 15:50 involving a Mazda 2

A Mazda 2 and a Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A43 in West Northamptonshire at 15:50 on Sunday 27 November 2016. The 28-year-old male rider of the Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
27 Nov 2016
Sunday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Mazda 2 and Suzuki SV 650
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14652, longitude -0.9806, in the NN12 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
201634WS14396
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
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
70 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Trunk road (National Highways)

Junction information

Junction type
Other junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
C

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
Estimated chance it was serious
78%
Estimated chance it was slight
22%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 13 November 2014.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mazda 2

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    South East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    69 years
    Engine capacity
    1,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Suzuki SV 650

    Motorcycle over 500cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    28 years
    Engine capacity
    645 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 28, motorcyclist (over 500cc), on vehicle 2 (Suzuki SV 650)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% 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 201634WS14396 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.