Serious accident on A2, Lewisham on Tuesday 8 May 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.1548 / 56°9'17"N

Longitude: -2.6878 / 2°41'16"W

OS Eastings: 357370

OS Northings: 696000

OS Grid: NT573960

Mapcode National: GBR 2W.J82B

Mapcode Global: WH7T0.PK8J

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Accident Data

Accident ID
197901E8VGC76
Date
Tuesday 8 May 1979
Time
21:30
Severity
Serious
Vehicles Involved
2
Casualties
2
Local Authority (Administrative)
Lewisham
Police Force
Metropolitan Police
Road Class
A
Road Number
2
Junction
Crossroads
Light Conditions
Darkness - lights lit
Weather Conditions
Other
Road Surface Conditions
Dry
Carriageway Hazards
None

Vehicles

Ref	Type	Vehicle Age	Engine	Driver	Where	Doing What	First Impact	Outcome
1				Male, 16 - 20	;	Going ahead other		Skidded.
2	Bus or coach (17 or more pass seats)			Male, 26 - 35	;	Parked

Casualties

Ref	Category	Where	In/Struck by Vehicle	Age	Sex	Severity
1	Driver or rider		1	16 - 20	Male	Slight
2	Pedestrian	Pedestrian, In carriageway, crossing elsewhere, Unknown or other	1	46 - 55	Male	Serious

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