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Serious A427 crash in North Northamptonshire on 26 January 2021 at 17:53 involving a Volvo C30

A Volvo C30 hit a pedestrian on the A427 in North Northamptonshire at 17:53 on Tuesday 26 January 2021. A 42-year-old male pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on an icy dual carriageway with a 40 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
26 Jan 2021
Tuesday, 17:53
Vehicles
1
Volvo C30
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 52.48736, longitude -0.68632, in the NN17 postcode district and within the built-up area of Corby. It is one of the crashes that make up the Lloyds & Corby Village, North Northamptonshire, NN17 1UT area accident hotspot. The location was in the former Corby district.

Map of where the crash happened in North Northamptonshire

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
202134NNC0141
Council area
North Northamptonshire
Police force
Northamptonshire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
427
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
40 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Frost or ice

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
Judged by the reporting police officer
Estimated chance it was serious
77%
Estimated chance it was slight
23%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 23 September 2024.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Volvo C30

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    East
    Travelling to
    West
    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Commuting to or from work
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    1,560 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Vehicle age
    11 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, hit by vehicle 1 (Volvo C30)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing on pedestrian crossing facility
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from driver's nearside

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 202134NNC0141 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the North Northamptonshire road accident statistics for 2021.