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Serious accident on A24, Merton on Friday 2 February 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 49.9741 / 49°58'26"N

Longitude: -3.9319 / 3°55'54"W

OS Eastings: 261570

OS Northings: 10000

OS Grid: SX615100

Mapcode National: GBR JXNR.9NQ

Mapcode Global: FRA 29N2.814

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

197901B2BHE20

Date

Friday 2 February 1979

Time

01:35

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

4

Local Authority (Administrative)

Merton

Police Force

Metropolitan Police

Road Class

A

Road Number

24

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

T or staggered junction

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Other

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

Carriageway Hazards

None

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 21 - 25

;

Going ahead other

2

Female, 26 - 35

;

Turning right

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

1

21 - 25

Female

Slight

2

Passenger

, Rear seat passenger

1

16 - 20

Female

Slight

3

Driver or rider

2

26 - 35

Female

Serious

4

Passenger

, Front seat passenger

2

26 - 35

Male

Slight

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