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Serious A45 crash in West Northamptonshire on 9 April 2019 at 06:19 involving a car

Three cars and a lorry were involved in a crash on the A45 in West Northamptonshire at 06:19 on Tuesday 9 April 2019. There were six casualties: two people were seriously injured and four were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 60 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
9 Apr 2019
Tuesday, 06:19
Vehicles
4
Car and 3 others
Casualties
6
2 seriously injured, 4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.23992, longitude -1.04916, in the NN7 postcode district. It is one of the crashes that make up the Campion, West Northamptonshire, NN7 4NF 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
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2019340D03341
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
45
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
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
94%
Estimated chance it was slight
6%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 40 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 22 November 1980.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    46 years

  • Vehicle 2: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years

  • Vehicle 3: Lorry

    Goods vehicle 7.5 tonnes and over

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    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

  • Vehicle 4: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Did not impact
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    56 years

Casualties (6)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Serious

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 46, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Car)

  • Casualty 4: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 30, goods vehicle occupant (7.5 tonnes and over), in vehicle 3 (Lorry)

  • Casualty 5: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 56, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Car)

  • Casualty 6: Passenger

    Slight

    Male, aged 41, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Car)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

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 2019340D03341 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 2019.