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Serious accident on A212, Croydon on Tuesday 21 August 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3332 / 53°19'59"N

Longitude: -2.6477 / 2°38'51"W

OS Eastings: 356960

OS Northings: 382000

OS Grid: SJ569820

Mapcode National: GBR 9YYW.KW

Mapcode Global: WH98X.9HD2

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

197901HLWLE02

Date

Tuesday 21 August 1979

Time

22:55

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

2

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Croydon

Police Force

Metropolitan Police

Road Class

A

Road Number

212

Road Type

Dual carriageway

Junction

Not at junction or within 20 metres

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

;

Overtaking moving vehicle - offside

2

Male,

;

Going ahead other

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Driver or rider

1

16 - 20

Male

Serious

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