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M1 crash in West Northamptonshire on 17 August 2018 at 20:00 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Mercedes C Class were involved in a crash on the M1 in West Northamptonshire at 20:00 on Friday 17 August 2018. A 43-year-old female passenger in the Mercedes C Class was slightly injured.

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

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Aug 2018
Friday, 20:00
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Mercedes C Class
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.31001, longitude -1.12482, in the NN6 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Long Buckby, West Northamptonshire, NN6 7UB area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Daventry district.

Map of where the crash happened in West Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2018340D05611
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
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, 8 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 23 March 2010.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    1,598 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    8 years

  • Vehicle 2: Mercedes C Class

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North
    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
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    2,987 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 43, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Mercedes C Class)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% most 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 2018340D05611 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 2018.