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Serious accident on A23, Croydon on Saturday 27 January 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.966 / 56°57'57"N

Longitude: -3.4364 / 3°26'11"W

OS Eastings: 312760

OS Northings: 787000

OS Grid: NO127870

Mapcode National: GBR KBW9.NL1

Mapcode Global: WH6MN.55WN

Streetview is, obviously, the current Google imagery, and for older accidents may not reflect the appearance of the road at the time.

Accident Data

Accident ID

197901ARDJE07

Date

Saturday 27 January 1979

Time

03:45

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Croydon

Police Force

Metropolitan Police

Road Class

A

Road Number

23

Road Type

Unknown

Junction

T or staggered junction

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Raining no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Snow

Carriageway Hazards

None

Pedestrian Crossing

Zebra

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Van / Goods 3.5 tonnes mgw or under

Male, 21 - 25

;

Going ahead other

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, Crossing in zig-zag approach lines, Unknown or other

1

16 - 20

Male

Serious

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