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A428 crash in West Northamptonshire on 5 January 2017 at 17:45 involving an MG MGF

An MG MGF and a Honda Civic were involved in a crash on the A428 in West Northamptonshire at 17:45 on Thursday 5 January 2017. The 61-year-old male driver of the Honda Civic and the 77-year-old male driver of the MG MGF were slightly injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Jan 2017
Thursday, 17:45
Vehicles
2
MG MGF and Honda Civic
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.2115, longitude -0.77306, 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
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
201734WS00057
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
428
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
60 mph
Urban or rural
Rural
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered 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
Dark, no street lighting
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
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 10 January 2022.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: MG MGF

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    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
    77 years
    Engine capacity
    1,796 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    17 years

  • Vehicle 2: Honda Civic

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    61 years
    Engine capacity
    1,339 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 61, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Honda Civic)

    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived

  • Casualty 2: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 77, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (MG MGF)

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 201734WS00057 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 2017.