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Serious accident on A1, Islington on Thursday 27 September 1979

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9209 / 55°55'15"N

Longitude: -3.6564 / 3°39'23"W

OS Eastings: 296580

OS Northings: 671000

OS Grid: NS965710

Mapcode National: GBR 1Q.ZSM7

Mapcode Global: WH5RF.TF0S

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

197901IRXHC31

Date

Thursday 27 September 1979

Time

23:35

Severity

Serious

Vehicles Involved

1

Casualties

1

Local Authority (Administrative)

Islington

Police Force

Metropolitan Police

Road Class

A

Road Number

1

Road Type

Single carriageway

Junction

T or staggered junction

Light Conditions

Darkness - lights lit

Weather Conditions

Raining no high winds

Road Surface Conditions

Wet or damp

Carriageway Hazards

None

Pedestrian Crossing

Pelican, puffin, toucan or similar non-junction pedestrian light crossing

Pedestrian Crossing Control

None within 50 metres

Vehicles

Ref

Type

Vehicle Age

Engine

Driver

Where

Doing What

First Impact

Outcome

1

Male, 26 - 35

;

Going ahead other

Casualties

Ref

Category

Where

In/Struck by Vehicle

Age

Sex

Severity

1

Pedestrian

Pedestrian, Crossing in zig-zag approach lines, In carriageway, stationary - not crossing (standing or playing) - masked by parked or stationary vehicle

1

26 - 35

Male

Serious

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