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Serious A43 crash in West Northamptonshire on 4 January 2018 at 18:12 involving a Renault Trucks lorry

A Renault Trucks lorry and a car were involved in a crash on the A43 in West Northamptonshire at 18:12 on Thursday 4 January 2018. The 55-year-old male driver of the car was seriously injured.

It happened after dark with no street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 70 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
4 Jan 2018
Thursday, 18:12
Vehicles
2
Renault Trucks and car
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.14655, longitude -0.98077, 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
2018340S00491
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
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
71%
Estimated chance it was slight
29%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 2 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 12 November 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Trucks

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Waiting to turn right
    Travelling from
    South East
    Travelling to
    North West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Back
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    38 years
    Engine capacity
    7,146 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    10 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% most deprived

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    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
    55 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 55, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% 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 2018340S00491 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.