Fatal crash on the A43 - 24 Oct 1985

Accident reference 198534AC00736

Fatal Accident

Accident summary

On Thursday 24 October 1985 at 17:20 a fatal collision occurred near A43, A6116 involving 1 vehicle and 1 casualty (1 fatal) Weather at the time was recorded as fine no high winds. Road surface conditions were dry. Lighting was described as daylight.

Key details

  • Posted speed limit: 70 mph
  • Road type: Dual carriageway
  • Junction: T or staggered junction

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Basic Information

Accident Reference 198534AC00736
Police Reference 34AC00736
Date & Time
Thursday
Severity Fatal
Vehicles Involved 1
Casualties 1
Police Force Northamptonshire

Road & Location Details

First Road A43
Second Road A6116
Road Type Dual carriageway
Speed Limit 70 mph
Local Authority District 380

Junction Information

Junction Detail T or staggered junction
Junction Control Give way or uncontrolled

Environmental Conditions

Light Conditions Daylight
Weather Conditions Fine no high winds
Road Surface Conditions Dry
Special Conditions None
Carriageway Hazards None

Vehicles (1)

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Information

Type Unknown
Manoeuvre Going ahead other

Driver Information

Age 25
Sex Female

Casualties (1)

Casualty 1

Basic Information

Class Pedestrian
Severity Fatal
Type Pedestrian
Age 82
Sex Male
Associated Vehicle Vehicle 1

Additional Details

Pedestrian Location In carriageway, crossing elsewhere
Pedestrian Movement Crossing from driver's offside

Data Source

This data is from the UK Department for Transport's STATS19 road safety dataset, available under the Open Government Licence v3.0.